Critical Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer & Windows Updates

Microsoft Word Patch
· This vulnerability affects: All Currently Support Versions of Microsoft Word - 2003 - 2007 - 2010.
· How an attacker exploits it:  An attacker tricks a user into opening a malicious RTF document.
· Impact: per Microsoft: An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.  An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
· What to do: Click Here to Download the Update 

Internet Explorer Patch
· This vulnerability affects: Internet Explorer Versions 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
· How an attacker exploits it:  An attacker tricks a user into opening a malicious website.
· Impact: An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. 
· What to do: Click Here to Download the Update 

Multiple Microsoft Windows Patches
· This vulnerability affects: Supported Versions of the Microsoft Windows Operating System as well as Windows Server
· How an attacker exploits it:  Multiple points of attack, including enticing users to view maliciously crafted fonts or to view directories with specially crafted files or folder names.
· Impact: An attacker could gain control of the computer.
· What to do: Click Here to Download the Updates

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Adobe Flash Critical Update

Summary:

· This vulnerability affects: Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.110  and earlier, running on all platforms
· How an attacker exploits it: Multiple methods of attack, including enticing your users to open malicious files or visit specially crafted web sites
· Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can execute code on the user's computer, potentially gaining control of it
· What to do: Download and install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player

Exposure:

Adobe Flash Player displays interactive, animated web content called Flash. Although Flash is optional, 99% of PC users download and install it to view multimedia web content. It runs on many operating systems, including mobile operating systems like Android.


Solution Path:

Adobe has released new versions of Flash Player to fix these issues. If you have Adobe Flash Player installed you should download and install the new version immediately. If you've enabled Flash Player's recent "silent update" option, you will receive this update automatically.

· Download Flash Player Update for your Computer