Cyber Security Alert SA09-251A

Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in
Microsoft Windows.

If your PC’s sound stopped working recently for no apparent reason, you may need to look into reinstalling your sound card drivers. First, find out what type of sound card you have. Most computers come with a built-in, also known as integrated sound card. Do a search for your motherboard type at http://www.google.com . To [...]

Several things can cause Mac OS X to boot slow.  If you think your Mac is starting up slower than normal, go through this list of items for an increase in speed. Check Paramater RAM by resetting or replacing battery – This happens most often on older PowerMac G3′s, PRAM or a bad battery can [...]

If you’ve noticed a lag in your laptop’s performance especially with new programs then chances are you might need to upgrade your RAM. Upgrading RAM can result in a serious performance increase for your laptop. If you’re looking to replace this but are worried it will be more difficult than a PC then you are [...]

Original release date: September 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm Last revised: September 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm Apple has released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 to address multiple vulnerabilities in Java. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and [...]

Original release date: September 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm Last revised: September 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm US-CERT is aware that Apple’s recently released version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, includes a version of the Flash Player that contains previously addressed vulnerabilities. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to upgrade to the latest version of [...]

Stop 0xC0000221 or STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH This Stop message indicates driver, system file, or disk corruption problems (such as a damaged paging file). Faulty memory hardware can also cause this Stop message to appear. Possible Resolutions: • You can use Driver Rollback or System Restore from safe mode, to restore a previous driver. You can also use [...]

Stop 0x000000ED or UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME The kernel mode I/O subsystem attempted to mount the boot volume and it failed. This error might also occur during an upgrade to Windows XP Professional on systems that use higher throughput ATA disks or controllers with incorrect cabling. In some cases, your system might appear to work normally after you [...]

Stop 0x000000EA or THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER A device driver problem is causing the system to pause indefinitely. Typically, this problem is caused by a display driver waiting for the video hardware to enter an idle state. This might indicate a hardware problem with the video adapter or a faulty video driver. Possible Resolutions: • Stop 0xD1 messages [...]

Stop 0x000000D1 or DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL The Stop 0xD1 messages indicates that the system attempted to access pageable memory using a kernel process IRQL that was too high. Drivers that have used improper addresses typically cause this error. Possible Resolutions: • Stop 0xD1 messages can occur after installing faulty drivers or system services. If a driver is [...]

Stop 0x000000CE or DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT _CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS This Stop messages indicates that a driver failed to cancel pending operations before exiting. Possible Resolutions: • Stop 0xCE messages can occur after installing faulty drivers or system services. If a driver is listed by name, disable, remove, or roll back that driver to confirm that this resolves the error. [...]