Microsoft’s monthly security updates and fixes spare Windows 7
Windows 7, being the newest operating system that Microsoft released to the world, survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes or updates. Microsoft plugged several security holes with recent fixes, but none were aimed at Windows 7, as expected as attackers will need more time to figure out how to get into this new system. Among the problems that have been fixed with this patch was a flaw that allowed an attacker to infect all computers in the local network after getting access to just one (not all of the school or office computer users can avoid clicking on suspicious links), some Word and Excel flaws that would give the attacker access to whole PC through some spreadsheet or document, and some problems with early versions of XP and Vista.