Security Patches Included in Microsoft Update ???

Are the new security updates/patches issued with the Microsoft Security
Bulletins on the second Tuesday of each month automatically included in
Microsoft Update?

The reason I ask is because I recently ran an online scan (Panda Activescan
2.0) prior to installing SP3 and was informed that 19 "vulnerabilities" were
detected.

These "vulnerabilities" were identified as un-installed Microsoft Security
Updates/Patches -- some of which date back 2 or 3 years. This concerns me,
since I religiously install ALL High-Priority and Critical Updates downloaded
to my desktop by Microsoft Update.

There are several "Optional Software" updates downloaded By Microsoft Update
that I haven't installed, but none of them match up to the "vulnerabilities"
identified by the online scan?

What am I missing here?

> Are the new security updates/patches issued with the Microsoft Security
> Bulletins on the second Tuesday of each month automatically included in
> Microsoft Update?

Yes, assuming Automatic Updates/Windows Update is working properly on your
machine. Dunno what Panda/Activescan might be referring to.

Support for Windows Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport
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Youka wrote:
> Are the new security updates/patches issued with the Microsoft Security
> Bulletins on the second Tuesday of each month automatically included in
> Microsoft Update?
>
> The reason I ask is because I recently ran an online scan (Panda
> Activescan
> 2.0) prior to installing SP3 and was informed that 19 "vulnerabilities"
> were detected.
>
> These "vulnerabilities" were identified as un-installed Microsoft Security
> Updates/Patches -- some of which date back 2 or 3 years. This concerns
> me,
> since I religiously install ALL High-Priority and Critical Updates
> downloaded to my desktop by Microsoft Update.
>
> There are several "Optional Software" updates downloaded By Microsoft
> Update
> that I haven't installed, but none of them match up to the
> "vulnerabilities"
> identified by the online scan?
>
> What am I missing here?