@tns wrote:
@Smith6612 wrote:If System Restore wasn't disabled on the computer by some piece of malware or by you, the system should have automatically created a restore point before the update was installed and it should also have some periodic ones made during system start-up (Windows Vista/7) or during extended uptime.
System Restore is found at Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools. It's pretty straightforward to use.
Do you know which fix or fixes are questionable? Want to make sure I don't install them.
These are the ones I had:
I searched around, and did not find any reports about the recent MS updates affecting internet connections, at least not yet. They did not effect our connectivity.
Anyone of the first five could be the culprit as they deal with remote code execution JS, VBS scripts, and Elevation of Privilege.
I would suspect the new parameters in the recent security updates did not like something in the way the fios connection was handled.
Do you use IE8, have an x64 system, use Java?
You could try using Event Viewer to see if there were any problems.
The IE8x64 update deals with:
This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-052
Best advice?
You would have to install those updates one at a time then try to connect to the internet, if the first one allows you, then go on to the next one until you find the one that doesn't.
My apologies, but until more information is forthcoming that is the best way.
