Microsoft prepares to plug Google-hyped holes
News Software
Troubled maker of software and one-time maker of mobile phones Microsoft has been crafting a plug with which to patch up two zero-day vulnerabilities in a fix to be released on this coming 'Patch' Tuesday. The update will be labelled 'critical' on two fronts, one of which addresses the Windows Help and Support Centre vulnerability, which is being widely exploited after a Google researcher made a point of telling world about it.Hackers have three days in which to make...
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