Microsoft endeavors to improve Windows patches
BetaNews | at | by Mike
Russ Cooper, a moderator for the NTBugtraq mailing list claims to have uncovered a critical flaw in Microsoft's Windows Update patching process. The problem lies in the method WU uses to confirm installation of fixes - a brief inspection of information in the Windows registry.
According to Cooper's findings, should an installation fail, information may still be entered into the registry generating a false sense of security against present dangers like the "Blaster" worm. Microsoft disputes the research following its own internal testing.