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Final Patch Tuesday of 2012 includes five 'critical' updates

December 11, 2012

Final Patch Tuesday of 2012 includes five 'critical' updates

By: Tony Bradley, PC World

Today is the last Patch Tuesday of the year. There are seven new security bulletins from Microsoft this month, and five of them are rated "critical." If you use Windows, Microsoft Office, or Internet Explorer, you’ve got some work to do to get these new patches applied.

MS12-082 and MS12-083, security bulletins related to flaws in DirectPlay and IP-HTTPS respectively, are rated Important. The Critical security bulletins apply to the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, the Internet Explorer Web browser, and Microsoft Exchange Server—and a few of them require a restart for the patch to take effect.

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Final Patch Tuesday of 2012 includes five 'critical' updates

Final Patch Tuesday of 2012 includes five 'critical' updates
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