Microsoft Security Bulletin: January 2011 Release

This is the first security bulletin of the new year it’s relatively quite one with only a couple of updates to worry about. 

This alert is to provide you with an overview of the new security bulletin(s) being released on January 11, 2011. Security bulletins are released monthly to resolve critical problem vulnerabilities.

New Security Bulletins

Microsoft is releasing the following two new security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities:

Bulletin ID	Bulletin Title	Max Severity Rating	Vulnerability Impact	Restart Requirement	Affected Software
MS11-001	Vulnerability in Windows Backup Manager Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2478935)	Important	Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows Vista
MS11-002	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Data Access Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2451910)	Critical	Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Summaries for new bulletin(s) may be found at https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS11-jan.mspx.

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft is releasing an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Windows Update (WU), and the Download Center. Information on the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is available at https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830

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