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TechNet Flash Mobile | Unsubscribe | Customize TechNet Flash Volume 12, Issue 2 | January 27, 2010     Top Stories     Get a New TechNet Plus Subscription and Save 28% With a TechNet Plus Subscription, you can evaluate over 70 full-version Microsoft software titles like Windows 7 without time or feature limits. Use promo code TNITE13. (This offer is for new orders only and valid only in the U.S. until March 31, 2010.) Apply the Critical Security Updates for Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities This cumulative security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. This security update is rated Critical for all supported releases of Internet Explorer. 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