Microsoft will soon (today or tomorrow) release a big security update to fix 12 software flaws. Nine of the updates apply to the Win OS, two are for Office, and one is critical.

It is a good idea to apply the patch.

One of the patches for Office is for Word. There’s a bug/loophole in it, and the virus created to exploit it has been named Backdoor.Ginwui. The virus and loophole were discovered last month. The virus travels in an e-mail bearing a Word document as an attachment.

Just as an FYI for any Pixie running Win98 or WinME – MS support ends next month.

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