Microsoft Biggest Ever Security Update On 13 October

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Microsoft readies bumper update

One of the updates is for the yet to be released Windows 7

Microsoft will issue its biggest ever security update on 13 October.

The update will include 13 bulletins that between them tackle 34 vulnerabilities.

Microsoft said that eight of the bulletins were rated as critical - the most serious sort of vulnerability.

The security patches will close loopholes in many different programs including different editions of Windows, Internet Explorer and some elements of Office.

One update, rated as critical, tackles a loophole in Internet Explorer 8 running under Windows 7. The next version of Microsoft's operating system is due to be released on 22 October.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8302286.stm

-- BBC 2009/10/13

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2009

Updates will be available for download later today.