Re: Vista and Conficker?

If the patch is 'not required' you probably already have it installed. Make a note of the KB number and check your update history (windows updates>view update history) to see if the fix has been applied.

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"Tom" <none@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:op.url0gciats5gvq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I downloaded the Patch, and when I applied it, a message said something like "this patch is not required...".

How can I tell if the patch or update is correctly installed (Vista 64)?

-tom

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:04:01 -0700, Paul Smith <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Maurice" <Maurice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:11F4D78E-7977-4AFA-955E-46DB980CA0DA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I write to inquire if MS will have an update for this threat? Not just a
removal tool after the event? Much thanks in advance for an informed opinion.

The exploit Conficker uses was patched prior to Conficker being released in October 2008. If Automatic Updates were enabled this was a non-issue.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

If you've already been effected the Removal Tool can remove it:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx




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