The Microsoft Update Product Team has given a heads up that Office 2003 SP3 will bve available from Microsoft Update automatic distribution (for Vista and XP) approxmiately thirty days from January 27th. SP3 was released for Office 2003 customers about four months ago. The reason they have said approxmiately thirty days from January 27th is because the availability will happen gradually and not everyone will see it at the same time. Think of the 27th as the marker and no sooner than thirty days from then is when SP3 will start to become available to customers' systems.
The Office 2003 SP3 has received some great feedback on what it is doing for customers in enterprise, consumer and other segments. The security improvements are working so well that people probably don't even know it's installed and working for them. This is a must have service pack for you Office 2003 users.
Link: Microsoft Update Blog
Microsoft accidently allowed a well known malware by the name of WinAntiVirus Pro to become compatible with Windows Vista when they released their monthly Application Compatibility Update. This can raise many potential problems for Vista users if this malware gets through. WinAntiVirus is a form of the WinFixer malware. It displays false information confusing the user into believing that their PC is infected with viruses, spyware and/or other forms of malware. The WinFixer family is often installed without the user's consent, usually by a Sun Java exploit. The advertisements pop up a display with notifications to convince the user that something may be amiss with the computer, or run a fake diagnostic. The program repeatedly prompts the user to purchase a licensed copy of the program. Due to these problems, WinFixer and its sister applications are generally considered scareware spyware through misleading popups and forced downloads.
