Critical Windows patch released

April 2, 2010

On March 30, 2010, Microsoft released a patch for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to take over your PC if you visit a malicious web page. This patch was released outside of the normal patch cycle.

* All Windows PCs must be patched. *

To patch your PC:

Click on the update icon on the taskbar (it is a globe or yellow shield with an exclamation point, depending on which version of Windows you're running).

If you do not have such an icon, run Windows Update by going to the site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

After patching, you must reboot your PC in order for the patches to take effect.

Please contact help@cs.cmu.edu or call the SCS Help Desk (x8-4231) if you have questions or problems with applying these patches.

Thank you for your attention,

Help Desk