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Dear MVP Community,
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Abstract If you are active in the IT Pro or Enterprise community, this announcement will be important to you. On January 29, 2009, Microsoft will announce the Blocker Tool for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 will be removed on April 28th and May 19th, respectively. Our goal in announcing the removal of the blockers early is to provide IT Pros with an early notification to ensure they’re prepared to deploy the appropriate service pack when the blockers expire. This also provides technical communities with early information so that they may plan accordingly to assist customers. |
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Background | Enterprises currently using the service pack blocker tool for either Windows Vista SP1 or Windows XP SP3 will be notified of the blocker tool’s removal and be prompted to install Windows Vista SP1 or Windows XP SP3 as appropriate. Microsoft recognizes the need for IT Pros to have this type of information in advance and wants to provide them with an early heads up to ensure they’re prepared to deploy their appropriate service pack when the blockers expire. | |
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Rationale Service Packs will not automatically install on a machine even after the Service Pack Blocker tool expires. For service packs, you must accept the offering before installation will start. If Automatic Update is turned on, WU will alert you that it has an important update to install. If you do not want to install the update (Service Pack) simply decline to install and/or hide the update. If you do not have AU turned on, the service pack will not be offered until you open Windows Update and “Check for Updates.” |
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Effective dates The expiration date for the Service Pack Blocker Tool for Windows Vista SP1 is April 28, 2009; for Windows XP SP3 the tool expires May 19, 2009. |
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Who is affected IT Pro and Enterprise customers |
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Actions Requested Provide support for IT Pro and Enterprise customers who have inquiries. |
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Dear MVP,
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Actions Requested:
Win32/Conficker.B/Downadup infections
Please offer these links and resources to members of your community to help mitigate this threat.
MS08-067
Malicious Software Removal tool
History: Win32/Conficker.B
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Abstract:
Based on feedback from MVPs and other sources, we are concerned about the rise in reported infections due to the worm Win32/Conficker.B also known as “Downadup.” Though systems which have already applied the out-of-band released MS08-067 in October 2008 are protected, unpatched system user have experienced system lockout and other problems.
Last week, we released a version of the Malicious Software Removal tool (MSRT) that can help remove variants of Win32/Conficker and other resources. Please share this information in your communities to help address this threat.
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Background
Win32/Conficker.B exploits a vulnerability in the Windows Server service (SVCHOST.EXE) for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2008. While Microsoft addressed this issue in October with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067, and Forefront antivirus and OneCare (as well as other vendor’s anit-virus products) helped protect against infections, many systems that have not been patched manually through Server Update Services and Microsoft/Windows Update or through Automatic Updates have recently come under attack by this worm. Attacked systems may lock out users, disable our update services and block access to security-related Web sites:
In response to this threat, Microsoft has:
· Updated the January version of the MSFT to detect and remove variants of Win32/Conficker.B. You can download this version from the MSRT from either the Microsoft Update site or through its associated Knowledge Base article.
· Created the KB article 962007 “Virus alert about the Win32/Conficker.B worm” to provide public details on the symptoms and removal methods available to address this issue.
· Announced the release of the items and the virus threat itself on the Microsoft Malware Protection Center blog.
It is our hope that these resources can assist you in resolving issues with unpatched, infected systems and that you can apply MS08-067 to any other unpatched systems as soon as possible to avoid this threat.
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Outlook 2002 Win32 EN: Description of the Outlook 2002 hotfix package: September 10, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956642/EN-US
Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: December 9, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958620/EN-US
Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: When you try to print multiple copies of an e-mail message in Outlook 2003, all the copies of the e-mail message are stapled together
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960103/EN-US
Outlook 2003 Win32 EN: Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package (Riched20.msp): December 16, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960421/EN-US
Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: December 9, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958619/EN-US
Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Outlook 2007 may stop responding when you select an e-mail message that is restricted by Information Rights Management
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959632/EN-US
Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Mso.msp,Outlook.msp): December 16, 2008
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Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Cpao.msp): December 16, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960501/EN-US
Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Mso.msp, Outlook.msp): December 16, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960535/EN-US
Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: How to remove the Live Search Maps Add-in for Outlook
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961081/EN-US
Outlook 2007 Win32 ML: Error message when you start Outlook 2007: "Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook Cannot open Outlook window"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961100/EN-US