Four of them are rated Critical, the other five are Important

Feb 10, 2012 14:45 GMT  ·  By

Next week, Microsoft will make available its February 2012 monthly security patches for the Windows platform and various other products on it.

In the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012, that it made public on Thursday, Microsoft announced that there would be no less than nine bulletins included in the update.

Among them, we can count four bulletins rated Critical, along with five rated Important. Seven of these are meant to patch security holes that could allow Remote Code Execution, while two of them fix breaches that could allow Elevation of Privilege.

In the said Advance Notification for February 2012, Microsoft also notes that these security patches will fix issues in Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Server Software.

Users who will apply the update should keep in mind that, four of the patches will be applied only if the computer is restarted. The other five may require restart as well.

The Redmond-based software giant will offer specific info on these security patches on February 14th, when it releases the February bulletin summary.

In addition to these patches, Microsoft will deliver a new version of its Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.

Users who have the Automatic update feature enabled on their Windows-based computers will receive these enhancements right away, without the need to download and install them manually. Those who do not, will need to perform manual updates.

“Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on the security bulletins on February 15, 2012, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)m,” the Redmond-based company announced.

Those who would like to register for the February Security Bulletin Webcast should head over to this web page. Microsoft will also make the webcast available for on-demand downloads.