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In an effort to keep CISA.gov current, the archive contains outdated information that may not reflect current policy or programs.Microsoft Releases Security Advisory for Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
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Microsoft has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.
An update is available for the following affected software:
- Microsoft Forefront Client Security
- Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
- Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint Service Pack 3
- Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection
- Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (Applies only to May 2014 or earlier versions)
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Microsoft Security Essentials Prerelease
- Windows Defender for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Defender for Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
- Windows Defender for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Defender Offline
- Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Microsoft Security Advisory 2974294 and apply the necessary updates.
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