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Patch Tuesday brings 13 fixes

This month, Microsoft has issued 13 Security Bulletins addressing 26 vulnerabilities. Five of the vulnerabilities are rated "Critical," seven are marked as "Important," and the last one is classified as "Moderate." All of the critical vulnerabilities earned their rating through a remote code execution impact, meaning a hacker could potentially gain control of an infected machine.

Summaries for the bulletins are listed below, or you can go to the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2010 for the complete details.

If you would like to download them immediately, you may go to Microsoft's update page at http://www.windowsupdate.com/.

Critical:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-006**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-007**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-008*
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-009**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-013**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Important:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-003*
Products affected: Microsoft Office
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-004*
Products affected: Microsoft Office
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-010**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Denial of Service
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-011**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-012**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-014**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Denial of Service
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-015**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

Moderate:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-005**
Products affected: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
To read more technical information about this update, click here.

** - Requires a restart of your computer after installation
* - May require a restart of your computer after installation