MS10-041: Description of the security update for the.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and for the.NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000, for Windows Server 2003, and for Windows XP: June 8, 2010

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS10-041. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/201006.aspx
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or for your portable computer from the Microsoft Update website now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-041.mspx

How to obtain help and support for this security update

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Additional information about this security update

For more information about this security update, including file information and information about any known issues with specific releases of this software, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

• After you install this security update on a system that is running certain third-party antivirus software, you may receive an alert that resembles the following:
  malicious script detected
  This issue has been reported in Japan and Denmark and could affect Windows-based systems in other countries.
  
  For more information about how to resolve this issue, visit the following third-party websites:
  Alert: "Malicious script detected" on file MsiExec.exe when I run Windows Update with a Norton 2005 product or earlier version installed
  
  (Japanese only link) Windows module �Mscexec.exe� is detected as malicious program on certain versions of McAfee products
  
  (Japanese only link) Windows Update freezes and Windows will not restart automatically
  
  

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

For x86-based versions of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and of the .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2

GDR payload:

For x64-based versions of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and of the .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2

GDR payload:

For IA-64-based versions of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and of the .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2

GDR payload:

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