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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Refalm on 18 May 2003, 14:46

Title: NTbugtraq: Windows Update unreliable
Post by: Refalm on 18 May 2003, 14:46

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Well, looks like Windows Update has once again shown how untrustworthy Microsoft can be. For at least the past several days Windows Update has been providing consumers with false information. WU users would connect, initiate the scan, the scan would complete and inform the user their system needed no patches. Wonderful, a clean bill of health, or so the consumer thought.

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In reality, some flaw in the Windows Update process has led it to conclude that a system, in need of critical security patches, is instead clean and good to go on the Internet. In other words, if the security check fails, tell consumers they're just fine and don't need anything.

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Read more (http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0305&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=4505).

Title: NTbugtraq: Windows Update unreliable
Post by: NM on 19 May 2003, 10:54

Luv dem bugs!

Title: NTbugtraq: Windows Update unreliable
Post by: jtpenrod on 21 May 2003, 11:05

Unreliable Microsoft software; it's not like that ever happened before.   ;)    (http://tongue.gif)    :D  
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