Recently Microsoft released nine security bulletins relating to a number of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Visual Basics for Applications and Microsoft Office.  Two of the patches in particular MSA12-043 and MS12-045 are very important in maintaining your computer’s security from attack.  Scammers and identity thieves take particular advantage of the computer vulnerabilities of people who do not update their computer software.

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Most Microsoft customers automatically have their software security updates downloaded and installed.  If you do not, you should consider doing so to make sure that you do not miss important computer security patches.