Security News > 2017 > December > Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows Security Update For A Critical Vulnerability
2017-12-08 06:48
If your computer is running Microsoft's Windows operating system, then you need to apply this emergency patch immediately. By immediately, I mean now! Microsoft has just released an emergency security patch to address a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Malware Protection Engine (MPE) that could allow an attacker to take full control of a victim's PC. Enabled by
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