This alert is to provide you with an overview of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-018, the Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer, released (out-of-band) on Tuesday, March 30. This bulletin addresses ten vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.

To determine the support lifecycle for your product and edition, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site at http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/.

 

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I have used this site several times and it has helped me with all kinds of tasks.  Good luck – I hope the information is helpful.

If you are like many users, you probably use Microsoft Internet Explorer to surf the web.  Even if you don’t use it for everyday websurfing, you probably have it installed on your computer, and need to pay special attention to this.

Microsoft has releases a special security bulletin this week which contains a CRITICAL update to several different verisons of Internet Explorer across almost every supported operating systems they have.

The details of this bulletin are posted here, if you would like to read about it:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-002.mspx

To make sure you are protected against malicious websites which may exploit this vulnerability, do the following:

For IE 7.0, 8.0:

1. Open your browser, and go to Safety>Windows Update. Windows Vista/7 users will see the following window(Windows XP users will be directed to a website)
2. You may be prompted for critical updates if your Automatic updates are turned on and set to download only, otherwise click the Check for updates link on the left hand side.
3. Once checking for updates has completed, you can view the critical updates that are listed to be installed, or simply install them.
4. You will be prompted for a reboot of your computer.
5. After a reboot, you can check for updates again.  If no critical updates are found, you can be reasonably sure you are now protected.
6. If you would like to check that the update has been installed, open your control panel, go to Add/Remove Programs(Windows XP) or Programs and Features(Windows Vista/7), check or click to view updates, and look for Hotfix number 987207. Note: Detailed information regarding Hotfix 987207 is avaiable here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978207

If you require technical assistance, Microsoft provides free support via a toll-free number to home users at 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada.

If you are a business user(and current LANAC client) and don’t have dedicated IT to assist, contact InterDyn LANAC’s dedicated support desk 312-506-3575 for help.

If you are not a current InterDyn LANAC client, call 312-506-3570, and a customer service representative will help you get support.