| | Volume 6, Number 8 August 11, 2009 | | | Welcome to Security for Home Computer Users, a monthly newsletter bringing security news, guidance, updates, and community resources directly to your inbox. If you would like to receive more technical security information, please subscribe to the Microsoft Security Newsletter. | | Computer firewalls: Everything you need to know | | Microsoft security news | The Microsoft Malware Protection Center is your definitive source for research about malicious software, with details of top online threats, an in-depth malicious software encyclopedia, and a tool to submit cases of possible malicious software. Check it out! | | Keep up more easily with the Trustworthy Computing bloggers at Microsoft. Subscribe to one RSS feed to be notified when there are new blog posts, or use the translation tool to read the blogs in a different language. | Security updates Security updates for August 11, 2009 The bulletin for August includes nine security updates: seven for the Windows operating system, one for Microsoft Office Web Components, and one for ASP.NET. Protect your computer | Discover how to make your tech duties easier by using Windows Live Messenger and the Windows Live OneCare safety scanner to diagnose and fix others' PC problems remotely. | | The Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) security vulnerability may be used by cybercriminals to install malicious software on your computer. Learn how to get the security update for this issue, plus see the five things that you can do to be safer online. | Protect yourself and your family | Visit the Security At Home Discussion Group and get tips and troubleshooting advice from other Windows users. | | | | | | To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. You can also unsubscribe here. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal InformationThis newsletter was sent by the Microsoft Corporation 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington, USA 98052 | | | | |