OT: Thanks to Craig for replying to Paul's post which apparently did NOT
make its way to the NNTP newsserver (though it did make it to Google Groups)
due to the ongoing, 10 month-plus synchronization issues and so wasn't seen
by me.
====================
1. KB977165 was pulled from Automatic Updates on Thursday, 11 Feb-10 (cf.
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archiv...-ms10-015.aspx).
Translation: While Automatic Updates will no longer automatically install
KB977165, even if the installer's been downloaded, KB977165 continues to be
available/offered via Windows Update/Microsoft Update, WSUS, and SMS.
2. Any WinXP user who chooses to hide KB977165 should do it per the
instructions at the end of this post.
3. KB977165 is an Important (not a Critical) update. Those who choose to
hide it should avail themselves of Fix It #50364 in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979682. That being said, users should
understand that Fix It #50364 is an approved workaround for only one of the
/two/ security vulnerabilities addressed by KB977165 (MS10-015).
4. It would /appear/ that the vast majority of those who encounter BSODs
after installing KB977165 are seeing the effects of a rootkit hijackware
infection (e.g., Trojan W32/Alureon variants), not a "buggy patch."
5. Will MS re-released KB977165? I have no idea.
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HOW TO hide KB977165 (WinXP only):
1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:
Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Stop
(Stopping the service will take a moment)
2. Delete the contents of the Download folder:
Start > Run > (type in) %windir%\SoftwareDistribution > [OK]
Open the Download folder and delete its contents
Close the window.
3. Go to Windows Update website | Select CUSTOM and allow the scan to
complete | Uncheck/deselect KB977165 and hide it ("Don't show me this update
again"). Install any other critical security updates offered. If a Root
Certificates update is listed in the Optional Software updates category on
the left-hand side of the scan results window, install it to take full
advantage of IE7's or IE8's enhanced security.
4. Start the Automatic Updates service:
Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Start
(Starting the service will take a moment)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
Craig S wrote:
> Paul, on the chance Robear may stop checking this post thinking All is
> well/Finished, the way I Stop Reappearance of Specific suggested Updates
> is
> ......via Custom install Vs. Express.
>
> Clk the (+) by the Update to Hide; There is a box to check saying (ie)
> "Don't show this update again". Chk it , close out, and it's gone next
> time
> you Check Updates..........
>
> To retrieve it, the Custom page has a sentence "You've hidden important
> updates, Restore them now, with the Restore words in Blue Link form.
>
> Good luck!
>
> "Paul Calcagno" wrote:
>> PA Bear, I've got a question for you about KB977165 and the fix you
>> provided a link for below.
>>
>> I noticed on my wife's WinXP laptop (SP3) that she's got the KB977165 WU
>> in
>> her Update queue (along with a bunch of other WU's). I was thinking that
>> since this update has caused problems that maybe what I can do is run the
>> fix and then just ignore the KB977165 update by unchecking it.
>>
>> But I don't know how to stop Update from offering me KB977165 in the
>> future
>> after I complete the fix. Is there a way to do that?
>>
>> Thanks...................Paul C
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Why did you hide KB977165 (which is no longer being "pushed" via
>>> Automatic
>>> Updates)?
>>>
>>> Have you run Fix It #50364 in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979682?
>>> --
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>
>>>
>>> Craig S wrote:
>>>> I Disabled Malwarebytes and SuperAS Real-time + AV Real-Time, Hid the
>>>> advertised Updates Problem in Title, and Downloaded - Installed in
>>>> Groups
>>>> of
>>>> 5, 3, 3 at a time. One in the last Group Failed 1st Download but Did
>>>> Fine
>>>> on
>>>> the next Re-try.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect KB77165 is the single culprit BUT attempt Updates per your
>>>> issue
>>>> tolerance WITH the Problem Update Un-checked and/or Hidden via Custom
>>>> Install.
>>>
>> .