Microsoft issue security bulletin urging users to download soft-ware patch that fixes flaw

RECENT versions of the Microsoft Windows computer operating system contain a “critical” security hole that an attacker could use to prevent some on-line transactions.

In a security bulletin they published, the software giant urged users of Windows 98, Millennium, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP to download a software patch that can fix the flaw.

A successful attacker wouldn’t be able to steal personal information or take control of a victim’s machine, said Lynn Terwoerds, security program manager at the Microsoft Security Response Centre.