The most often Patched programs for Security problems.




Ranking - Software name - number of patches


  • 1  Microsoft Internet Explorer   70
  • 2  Microsoft Windows 98           35
  • 3  Microsoft Windows 95           30
  • 4  Microsoft Outlook                  28
  • 5  Netscape Navigator               22
  • 6  Microsoft Outlook Express     16
  • 7  Microsoft Windows Me           10
  • 8  Microsoft Excel                      10
  • 9  Microsoft Word                      9
  • 10 Symantec Norton AntiVirus   7
  • 11 AOL Instant Messenger         6
  • 12 Mirabilis ICQ                         6
  • 13 Sun Java                              5
  • 14 Microsoft PowerPoint            5


How many of these programs do you have installed or worse yet, unpatched?



http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/default.htm
Windows Update for Microsoft Products

http://home.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html
for Netscape

http://www.symantec.com
For Norton Products

http://www.aol.com/aim/homenew.adp
AOL Instant Messenger Page

http://web.icq.com
for ICQ products

http://java.sun.com
for Sun JAVA Products ( used with Opera and a few other browsers )




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2-6-2002