First patch for Windows Vista

Microsoft has officially confirmed that of the 12 security updates released last week, there are two patches for both Windows Vista Beta 2.

In parallel with the official acknowledgment of information, Microsoft also provided instructions for downloading and updating the first security patch for Windows Vista.

" We are committed to continuing to release updates for Windows Vista to fix any problems discovered during the testing of this new operating system version ," said Alex Heaton, product manager at Windows Vista security team - speak through the group's Blog.

Of the 12 security updates released on August 8, two updates MS06-042 and MS06-051 are patches for Windows Vista Beta 2. " Out of 7 serious security bugs Over the last monthly update, there are two security flaws that affect Windows Vista , "Heaton said.

The MS06-042 update is a security update exclusively for Internet Explorer that fixes a total of 8 security bugs in this web browser. Meanwhile, MS06-051 fixed a security flaw in the Windows operating system kernel that, according to the manufacturer, could be exploited by hackers and kidnap a user's PC by tricking them into accessing it. a malicious website.

However, both of these updates do not publish details of the impact of security flaws on the Windows Vista Beta 2 operating system, and do not even list the operating system version on the list of systems. Executive error. Heaton explains this because Microsoft never provides information about products in the process of testing in security updates.

Not only that, on the official website, download updates for IE 7, and also the fact that Microsoft does not provide enough information as is often seen in its security updates.

" Microsoft should have provided us with security flaws in Windows Vista since last week," said Michael Cherry, an analyst. " Microsoft should tell us that Windows Vista also needs to be patched ."

Meanwhile, Heaton said all support for the version of Windows Vista Beta 2 will stop when the Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC 1) version is released. Users are also advised to install updates.

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