IE10 - Not time for Enterprise auto-update yet

There is no greater hint about the release of a new version of Internet Explorer (IE) than the release of an auto-update blocking tool from Microsoft. Microsoft released the IE10 auto-update blocking tool on Jan 30, 2013 and sure enough we are now seeing the release of IE10 (released from preview status) and soon to be auto-updated on a Windows 7 desktop very near you.

That said, a large number of corporate clients will not want/need to auto-update their version of IE. And, that is why Microsoft has been so kind to release a special tool (that needs to be run on each desktop) that will disable the auto-update to Internet Explorer 10.

Microsoft provides the following notes about the blocking tool:

• For computers running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the Blocker Toolkit prevents the machine from receiving Internet Explorer 10 via Automatic Updates on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites.
• The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users from manually installing Internet Explorer 10 from the Microsoft Download Center, or from external media.
• Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including Internet Explorer 10, within their environment.
• Even if you used the Blocker Toolkit to block Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 9 from being installed as a high-priority or important update, you will still need to use the Internet Explorer 10 version of the Blocker Toolkit to block Internet Explorer 10 from being installed. There are different registry keys used to block or unblock automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10.

In case you were wondering, about the current utilisation of IE across the five versions now available. 

You have to these numbers with a slight pinch of salt, as enterprise data will not be recorded and therefore will not be appropriately represented here.

You can download the IE10 blocker toolkit here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36512

Just a quick note on this Microsoft download. I am a little surprised that the file is an EXE format, rather than the standard MSI (Microsoft Installer) format. The first is that EXE's are hard to download in a corporate environment. Second, EXE's are hard to decompile and edit setting compared to the open table structure of an MSI Installer file. Not, that I have been known to favour a particular installation format before…   :)

References:

IE10 Blocker tool released for Windows 7

http://winsupersite.com/windows-7/ie-10-blocking-tool-released-windows-7

Internet Explorer Statistics

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_explorer.asp

http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/26/4029306/internet-explorer-10-windows-7-download

IE10 Blocking Tool released for Windows 7

http://winsupersite.com/windows-7/ie-10-blocking-tool-released-windows-7

Quest\DELL February Webinar and Online Demo Update

Loads of webinars and online demos to talk about today. We are nearly out of Feb and soon will be entering into March Madness - my favorite time of the year.

Here is a quick list of the webinars and online briefings that are scheduled for the next few weeks.

Upcoming Quest\DELL webcasts for February 2013

  

• February 27^th - Delivering Applications & Managing Configurations in the User Environment (Desktop Authority):  http://www.quest.com/webcast/delivering-applications-managing-configurations-in-the-user-environmen819273.aspx

  

• February 28^th – Solving Windows desktop management challenges in education:  http://www.quest.com/webcast/conquering-windows-desktop-management-challenges-in-education819298.aspx

  

• March 13^th How can desktop virtualization benefit educational institutions?

Join, Craig Mathias of the Farpoint Group as he discusses how the technological landscape is changing for students and institutions. He’ll also talk about the associated benefits for desktop virtualization in education, and how leveraging desktop virtualization makes sense for supporting not only “bring your own device” (BYOD) challenges,

  

• March 27^th Simplify virtual desktop support for scanners and image acquisition devices

Join experts from Concentrated Technology and Dell to learn how you can overcome healthcare’s “image problem.”

Don’t Forget… LIVE vWorkspace and RemoteScan Demos!
Just a reminder we continue to host LIVE vWorkspace (weekly) and RemoteScan (bi-weekly) demos.  Please feel free to send your prospects to these sessions where they can see firsthand some of the great functionality vWorkspace and RemoteScan bring to the table. 
vWorkspace demos are held every Wednesday at 11am Pac.  RemoteScan demos are held every other Thursday at 11am Pac. Hope to see your prospects there!

Check out the new Quest\DELL Whitepaper: Balancing Desktop Standardization with User Needs: 

Adopting a “corporate standard desktop” has undeniable benefits: it lowers overhead, reduces maintenance, and increases both stability and security.

But the two main client computer types that we’ve become accustomed to – laptops and desktops – aren’t the only game in town anymore. Now we’ve got a variety of virtual desktops, as well as published ones. Moreover, users today aren’t tied to a single client; they’re working from home, from the office, from hotels, and from airplanes.

That means that deploying a “corporate standard desktop” across the organization doesn’t work anymore. Users need different configuration settings depending on a variety of factors, from their current desktop to their current location to the time of day. This white paper explores how IT can balance the usefulness of desktop standardization with the real needs of today’s users.

Read Paper

Quest/DELL ZeroImpact Migration Day

ZeroIMPACT Migration Day

Thursday, March 7, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. ET

Pop in and win prizes throughout the day!

Planning a migration? Looking for next steps after completing a migration? Join us for the next  ZeroIMPACT Migration Day, where you’ll get unlimited access to industry-leading migration experts and useful resources to help you plan and manage all phases of your move.

We know your time is limited, so scan the agenda on the registration page to find the discussion topics that matter to you most. The event format is informal, so spend the entire day with us or pop in at your convenience.

Activities at this virtual tradeshow include: 

• In the Communications Lounge: Chat live with Dell migration experts and network with your peers. Throughout the day, live chat events will discuss application readiness for Windows 7 and 8, best practices for Exchange and O365 migrations, Notes and GroupWise migrations, as well as compliance and recovery for your new Exchange, SharePoint or Active Directory environments.
   
• In the Exhibition Hall: Win prizes and “pick the brains” of industry migration leaders from Dell, InfraScience, Dimension Data, Janalent, Avanade and Project Leadership Associates.
   
• In the Auditorium: Choose from a variety of on-demand webcasts to help you throughout each phase of your migration process: pre-migration, migration and post-migration.
   
• In the Resource Center: Access white papers, webcasts and helpful tips to ensure that your migration is on time and under budget, while having ZeroIMPACT on your end users. 

Prizes will also be awarded throughout the day! Migration day is only one week away. Don't miss this unique opportunity.

See Agenda & Register for Migration Day!

February Marketing Update Quest/DELL Software

February is a short month, but still loads to cram in before "March Madness". Here is a quick update on two on-line webinars for both Quest Software and Kace offerings.

February 27^th - Delivering Applications & Managing Configurations in the User Environment (Desktop Authority):  http://www.quest.com/webcast/delivering-applications-managing-configurations-in-the-user-environmen819273.aspx

In this webcast, discover the power of automation when delivering applications, controlling configurations across desktops, virtual desktops, and remote sessions and much more.

Topics include:

• Customizing the workspace to meet the user’s needs
• Providing user access to what they need, regardless of login device or location
• Enforcing security policies with browser settings, removable devices
• Supporting users remotely
• Ensure your users get the applications and configurations they need – without your relying on login scripts.

Registration date and time information:
  Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT WebEx

  Wednesday, March 13, 2013 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT WebEx
  Wednesday, March 27, 2013 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT WebEx

February 28^th – Solving Windows desktop management challenges in education:  http://www.quest.com/webcast/conquering-windows-desktop-management-challenges-in-education819298.aspx

With the current economy at a standstill and more budget cuts on the way, it’s the age-old dilemma for IT professionals: doing more with less. And when it comes to managing Windows desktops, somehow you’ve got to efficiently deliver application updates as well as provide greater mobility and access to faculty and students within a secure environment.

During the webcast and demo, we will show you a solution that allows you:

• Quickly scan, inventory and manage your desktops and applications with automated user settings.
• Deploy applications, patches, and service packs easily with just a few mouse clicks.
• Protect your confidential records.
• Remotely resolve desktop issues and changes without interrupting users.
• Reduce energy costs associated with workstation use by implementing power management.

Learn how you can pro actively manage, secure and support your Windows desktops from a central location while staying compliant with federal regulations.

Registration date and time information:
Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT WebEx

February 28^th  Are you ready to pay up to $5 million for Custom Support? Fast track Windows deployment before it’s too late!

According to Gartner research, Custom Support Standard pricing can range from $600,000 to $5 million for the first year, and will cause tangible budget issues for many organizations. Are willing to divert limited budgets to cover Custom Support, or would you rather invest that money in the right tools?

Register today for an informative hour with Dell KACE where you’ll discover that there is a logical, simplified migration path available. You’ll learn:

• How to use such capabilities as Native Imaging Tools to help speed your Windows deployment and the new application deployment needs coming with Windows 8
• Where to turn to manage ever more diverse and complex multi-OS environments
• About available application packaging and virtualization tools to help you simplify your OS migration

OS migration and deployment isn’t just a small, one-time process, it’s the back bone of enabling your end users. Make sure to get it right where it counts.

Register Here.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - February 2013

Application Compatibility Update with Quest® Workspace™ ChangeBASE

Executive Summary


With this considerable February Microsoft Patch Tuesday update, we see a set of 12 updates; 5 of which are marked as “Critical” and 7 rated as “Important”.

The Patch Tuesday Security Update analysis was performed by the Quest ChangeBASE Patch Impact team and identified a small percentage of applications from the thousands of applications included in testing for this release which showed amber issues.

Of the twelve patches, 7 "require a restart to load correctly",  5 "may require a restart", so, as usual, it is probably best to assume all require a restart to be installed correctly.

Sample Results

Here are some sample screen-shots taken from the Quest/DELL ChangeBASE application. These results demonstrate some of the issues highlighted by the Microsoft Patch Tuesday report.

ChangeBASE Sample Summary Report

Here is a sample of the ChangeBASE Summary report demonstrating an overview of the RAG (Red, Amber, Green) status of the patches and updates recently released by Microsoft for February 2013.

Testing Summary

And, most importantly, here is an overall summary of the results generated by testing over 1000 applications with the ChangeBASE software.

Security Update Detailed Summary

MS13-009	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2792100)
Description	This security update resolves thirteen privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Payload	Advpack.dll, Browseui.dll, Corpol.dll, Desktop.ini, Dxtmsft.dll, Dxtrans.dll, Extmgr.dll, Html.iec Icardie.dll, Ie4uinit.exe, Ie9props.propdesc, Ieakeng.dll, Ieaksie.dll, Ieakui.dll, Ieapfltr.dat, Ieapfltr.dll, Iedkcs32.dll ,Iedvtool.dll, Ieencode.dll,Ieframe.dll, Ieframe.dll.mui, Ieframe.ptxml, Iepeers.dll, Ieproxy.dll, Iernonce.dll, Iertutil.dll, Iesetup.dll, Ieshims.dll, Iesysprep.dll, Ieudinit.exe, Ieui.dll, Ieunatt.exe, Iexplore.exe, Inetcpl.cpl, Jscript.dll, Jscript9.dll, Jsdbgui.dll, Jsproxy.dll, Licmgr10.dll, Microsoft-windows-ie-htmlrendering.ptxml, Msfeeds.dll, Msfeeds.mof, Msfeedsbs.dll, Msfeedsbs.mof, Msfeedssync.exe, Mshtml.dll, Mshtml.tlb, Mshtmled.dll, Msrating.dll, Mstime.dll, Occache.dll, Pngfilt.dll, Shdocvw.dll, Sqmapi.dll, Tdc.ocx, Url.dll, Urlmon.dll, Uxinit.dll, Uxtheme.dll, Vbscript.dll, Vgx.dll, W03a3409.dll, Wadvpack.dll, Wbrowseui.dll, Wcorpol.dll, Wdxtmsft.dll, Wdxtrans.dll, Webcheck.dll, Wextmgr.dll, Whtml.iec, Wicardie.dll, Wie4uinit.exe, Wieakeng.dll, Wieaksie.dll, Wieakui.dll, Wieapfltr.dat, Wieapfltr.dll, Wiedkcs32.dll, Wiedvtool.dll, Wieencode.dll, Wieframe.dll, Wieframe.dll.mui, Wiepeers.dll, Wieproxy.dll, Wiernonce.dll, Wiertutil.dll, Wieudinit.exe, Wiexplore.exe, Windows feed discovered.wav, Windows information bar.wav, Windows navigation start.wav, Windows pop-up blocked.wav, Winetcpl.cpl, Wininet.dll, Wininetplugin.dll, Wjsdbgui.dll, Wjsproxy.dll, Wlicmgr10.dll, Wmsfeeds.dll, Wmsfeedsbs.dll, Wmshtml.dll, Wmshtmled.dll, Wmsrating.dll, Wmstime.dll, Woccache.dll, Wow64_ieframe.ptxml, Wow64_microsoft-windows-ie-htmlrendering.ptxml, Wpngfilt.dll, Wshdocvw.dll, Wtdc.ocx, Wurl.dll,  Wurlmon.dll, Ww03a3409.dll, Wwebcheck.dll, Wwininet.dll, Wxpshims.dll, Xpshims.dll
Impact	Critical - Remote Code Execution

MS13-010	Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2797052)
Description	This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Microsoft implementation of Vector Markup Language (VML). The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Payload	Vgx.dll, Wvgx.dll
Impact	Critical - Remote Code Execution

MS13-011	Vulnerability in Media Decompression Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2780091)
Description	This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted media file (such as an .mpg file), opens a Microsoft Office document (such as a .ppt file) that contains a specially crafted embedded media file, or receives specially crafted streaming content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Payload	Mpg2splt.ax, Quartz.dll, Wmpg2splt.ax, Wquartz.dll
Impact	Critical - Remote Code Execution

MS13-012	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2809279)
Description	This security update resolves publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The most severe vulnerability is in Microsoft Exchange Server WebReady Document Viewing, and could allow remote code execution in the security context of the transcoding service on the Exchange server if a user previews a specially crafted file using Outlook Web App (OWA). The transcoding service in Exchange that is used for WebReady Document Viewing is running in the LocalService account. The LocalService account has minimum privileges on the local computer and presents anonymous credentials on the network.
Payload	No file payload
Impact	Critical - Remote Code Execution

MS13-013	Vulnerabilities in FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Parsing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2784242)
Description	This security update resolves publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution in the security context of a user account with a restricted token. FAST Search Server for SharePoint is only affected by this issue when Advanced Filter Pack is enabled. By default, Advanced Filter Pack is disabled.
Payload	Adinit.dat, Administration.keywords.queryprocessor.dll, Administration_services.dll1, Adminservice.exe.config.template, Cctk.jar, Cmmap000.bin, Configserver.exe, Contentdistributor.exe, Converter_rules.xml, Customsecurity.ini, Customsecurity1.ps1, Customsecuritytrimming.pyc, Customsecuritytrimming.xml, Dbutil.dll, Dewp.dll, Docexport.exe, Ecmtaxonomy.pyc1, Exihtml.dll, Exitext.dll, Exixml.dll, Exixml2.dll, Exixml3.dll, Expage.dll, Fdispatch.exe, Featureextractorlib.dll, Fixmlfeeder.exe, Fixmlindex.exe, Format.pyc, Fsearch.exe, Genfixml.pyc, Html.pyc, Html.xml, Ibfpx2.flt, Ibgp42.flt, Ibjpg2.flt, Ibpcd2.flt, Ibpsd2.flt, Ibxbm2.flt, Ibxpm2.flt, Ibxwd2.flt, Imcd32.flt, Imcd42.flt, Imcd52.flt, Imcd62.flt, Imcd72.flt, Imcd82.flt, Imcdr2.flt, Imcm52.flt, Imcm72.flt, Imcmx2.flt, Imdsf2.flt, Imfmv2.flt, Imgdf2.flt, Imgem2.flt, Imigs2.flt, Immet2.flt, Impif2.flt, Impsi2.flt, Impsz2.flt, Imps_2.flt, Imrnd2.flt, Indexer.exe, Iphgw2.flt, Isgdi32.dll, Jdbcconnector.jar, Libxml2.dll, Lotusnotesconnector.jar, Lotusnotestemplate.xml, Lowercase.exe, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.administration.dll, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.adminlibrary.dll, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.adminservice.exe, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.base.dll, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.dll, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.postfiltergenerator.dll, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.trimmingrp.dll, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.trimmingsync.exe, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.security.trimmingsync.exe.config, Microsoft.sharepoint.search.extended.utils.dll, Monitoringservice.exe, Monitoringserviceconfig.exe, Ocemul.dll, Oswin64.dll, Powershell.commands.dll.config.template, Pylangid.pyd, Pystellent.pyd, Qrproxyservice.exe, Qrserver.exe, Restore.ps1, Rpf_config.xml, Rtsoutput.pyc, Rtsoutput.xml, Sccch.dll, Sccda.dll, Sccdu.dll, Sccex.dll, Sccexind.dll, Sccexind2.dll, Sccexind3.dll, Sccfa.dll, Sccfi.dll, Sccfmt.dll, Sccfut.dll, Sccind.dll, Scclo.dll, Sccole2.dll, Sccut.dll, Security.monitors.user.claims.dll, Security.workerlibrary.dll, Security.workerservice.exe, Security.workerservice.exe.config, Tokenization.xml1, Vsacad.dll.disabled, Vsacd2.dll, Vsacs.dll, Vsami.dll, Vsarc.dll, Vsasf.dll, Vsbdr.dll, Vsbmp.dll, Vscgm.dll, Vsdbs.dll, Vsdez.dll, Vsdif.dll, Vsdrw.dll, Vsdx.dll, Vsdxla.dll, Vsdxlm.dll, Vsemf.dll, Vsen4.dll, Vsens.dll, Vsenw.dll, Vseps.dll, Vseshr.dll, Vsexe2.dll, Vsfax.dll, Vsfcd.dll, Vsfcs.dll, Vsfft.dll, Vsflw.dll, Vsfwk.dll, Vsgdsf.dll, Vsgif.dll, Vsgzip.dll, Vshgs.dll, Vshtml.dll, Vshwp.dll, Vshwp2.dll, Vsich.dll, Vsich6.dll, Vsid3.dll, Vsimg.dll, Vsindd.dll, Vsinx.dll, Vsiwp.dll, Vsjbg2.dll, Vsjp2.dll, Vsjw.dll, Vsleg.dll, Vslwp7.dll, Vslzh.dll, Vsm11.dll, Vsmanu.dll, Vsmbox.dll, Vsmcw.dll, Vsmif.dll, Vsmime.dll, Vsmm.dll, Vsmm4.dll, Vsmmfn.dll, Vsmp.dll, Vsmpp.dll, Vsmsg.dll, Vsmsw.dll, Vsmwkd.dll, Vsmwks.dll, Vsmwp2.dll, Vsmwpf.dll, Vsmwrk.dll, Vsow.dll, Vspbm.dll, Vspcl.dll, Vspcx.dll, Vspdf.dll, Vspdfi.dll, Vspdx.dll, Vspfs.dll, Vspgl.dll, Vspic.dll, Vspict.dll, Vspng.dll, Vspntg.dll, Vspp12.dll, Vspp2.dll, Vspp7.dll, Vspp97.dll, Vsppl.dll, Vspsd.dll, Vspsp6.dll, Vspst.dll, Vspstf.dll, Vsqa.dll, Vsqad.dll, Vsqp6.dll, Vsqp9.dll, Vsqt.dll, Vsrar.dll, Vsras.dll, Vsrbs.dll, Vsrft.dll, Vsrfx.dll, Vsriff.dll, Vsrtf.dll, Vssam.dll, Vssc5.dll, Vssdw.dll, Vsshw3.dll, Vssmd.dll, Vssms.dll, Vssmt.dll, Vssnap.dll, Vsso6.dll, Vssoc.dll, Vssoc6.dll, Vssoi.dll, Vssoi6.dll, Vssow.dll, Vsspt.dll, Vsswf.dll, Vstaz.dll, Vstext.dll, Vstga.dll, Vstif6.dll, Vstw.dll, Vstxt.dll, Vsvcrd.dll, Vsviso.dll, Vsvw3.dll, Vsw12.dll, Vsw6.dll, Vsw97.dll, Vswbmp.dll, Vswg2.dll, Vswk4.dll, Vswk6.dll, Vswks.dll, Vswm.dll, Vswmf.dll, Vswml.dll, Vsword.dll, Vswork.dll, Vswp5.dll, Vswp6.dll, Vswpf.dll, Vswpg.dll, Vswpg2.dll, Vswpl.dll, Vswpw.dll, Vsws.dll, Vsws2.dll, Vsxl12.dll, Vsxl5.dll, Vsxlsb.dll, Vsxml.dll, Vsxmp.dll, Vsxps.dll, Vsxy.dll, Vsyim.dll, Vszip.dll, Workerservice.exe.config.template, Wvcore.dll
Impact	Important - Remote Code Execution

MS13-014	Vulnerability in NFS Server Could Allow Denial of Service (2790978)
Description	This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker attempts a file operation on a read only share. An attacker who exploited this vulnerability could cause the affected system to stop responding and restart. The vulnerability only affects Windows servers with the NFS role enabled.
Payload	Nfssvr.sys, Msnfsflt.mof, Msnfsflt.sys, Nfs-servercore-ppdlic.xrm-ms,  Nfssvc.exe, Nfssvr.mof
Impact	Important - Denial of Service

MS13-015	Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2800277)
Description	This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in the .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user views a specially crafted webpage using a web browser that can run XAML Browser Applications (XBAPs). The vulnerability could also be used by Windows .NET applications to bypass Code Access Security (CAS) restrictions. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Payload	No specific file payload
Impact	Important - Elevation of Privilege

MS13-016	Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2778344)
Description	This security update resolves 30 privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to the system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit the vulnerabilities.
Payload	Win32k.sys
Impact	Important - Elevation of Privilege

MS13-017	Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2799494)
Description	This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in all supported releases of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to the system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit the vulnerabilities.
Payload	Ntkrnlmp.exe, Ntkrnlpa.exe, Ntkrpamp.exe, Ntoskrnl.exe, Fltmgr.sys, Hal.dll
Impact	Important - Elevation of Privilege

MS13-018	Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (2790655)
Description	This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an unauthenticated attacker sends a specially crafted connection termination packet to the server.
Payload	Tcpipreg.sys, Tcpip.sys
Impact	Important - Denial of Service

MS13-019	Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2790113)
Description	This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability.
Payload	Conhost.exe, Kernel32.dll,  Kernelbase.dll, Api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-io-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-localregistry-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-misc-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-threadpool-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-core-xstate-l1-1-0.dll, Api-ms-win-security-base-l1-1-0.dll, Winsrv.dll, Ntvdm64.dll, Wow64.dll, Wow64cpu.dll, Wow64win.dll, Acwow64.dll, Instnm.exe, Setup16.exe, User.exe,Wow32.dll
Impact	Important - Elevation of Privilege

MS13-020	Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2802968)
Description	This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Payload	Oleaut32.dll
Impact	Critical - Remote Code Execution

*All results are based on an AOK Application Compatibility Lab’s test portfolio of over 1,000 applications.