Just in case you missed it, last Friday we released Security Advisory 977544 to provide information, including customer guidance, on a publicly reported Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Server Messaging Block (SMB) Protocol. You can read all the details here .

We had a new WSUS related Knowledge Base article published last week, this one describing an issue where after you disable the “Download express installation files” option in Windows Server Update Services 3.0, client computers may be unable to receive new updates: KB974500 – After you disable the “Download express installation files” option in Windows Server Update Services 3.0, client computers may be unable to receive new updates Enjoy! J.C. Hornbeck | Manageability Knowledge Engineer

Just an FYI that the MSRC blog posted two new pages that provide information you can use to protect against and remove Conficker. These pages consolidate information that we have related to the Conficker incident and provide links to the other, more detailed resources like the Microsoft Malware Protection Center weblog and encyclopedia.