Microsoft has fixed a serious vulnerability in Win7/Win8.1 Media Center users can download and install the September security update

  

before Lenovo users found that after the new pure installation of Win7/Win8.1, they will still be bundled with Lenovo software, and will Start with the system. It is reported that the problem is caused by a system firmware.

And on the patch day in September, Microsoft pushed 12 security updates, five of which were serious. Among the 5 patches, one MS15-100 fixes the Win7/Win8.1 Media Center software vulnerability. Although no one has been found to exploit this vulnerability, the key issue is that the vulnerability was first discovered by the hacker team. If you don't fix it in time, you may be caught.

The well-known security company Trend Micro Trend Micro also discovered the vulnerability and notified Microsoft to fix it as soon as possible. After the company tested, this serious vulnerability has been fixed by Microsoft.

According to Trend Micro, the attacker wants to let the user get the trick. First, try to let the user open the file containing the malicious code. This can be done by sending an email containing the information to the user, or by Some websites are downloaded and implemented. When these files are successfully downloaded and run, the Media Center-specific format file “.mcl” is created and then illegal. After testing, the file is very easy to create and can be achieved with Notepad.

Now Trend Micro has notified Microsoft that it has been patching the vulnerability for more than a month. If it is not fixed in time, it will be very dangerous. Windows 7/Windows 8.1 users can search for the September security update through the Windows Updater, download and install it in time, and schedule a reboot to avoid dangerous situations

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