McAfee for Small Businesses

Global Threat Condition

November 10, 2009: Microsoft has released their November 2009 Security Bulletins. A total of 6 bulletins have been released. Affected components include the Microsoft Windows Kernel, Active Directory, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, License Logging Server, and the Web Services on Devices API. Three of the six bulletins are rated as 'Critical' and carry a potential impact of remote code execution.

Critical

Systems worldwide are targeted by a worm.

New malware that potentially can cause damage has been reported and has spread globally.

Severe

An unpatched or recently patched vulnerability can be exploited by a worm, and systems worldwide are at risk to be targeted by a particular worm. No worm activity has been identified.

A high incidence of new malware that potentially can cause damage has been reported.

Elevated

An unpatched or recently patched vulnerability is present on many systems worldwide but requires user interaction to be exploited.

An existing vulnerability becomes more serious because new exploit code has been published.

There is new malware activity, but it is not widespread.

Low

There is no direct threat to systems that have been patched.

No new significant malware activity has been reported.