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64 bits patch: The benefits of switching to 64-bit Windows 10



A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. The Critical Patch Update for Java SE and Java for Business also includes non-security fixes. Critical Patch Updates are cumulative and each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous Critical Patch Update. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update Advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier accumulated security fixes.




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Security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update affect the products listed in the categories below. Please click on the link in [square brackets] or in the Patch Availability Table to access the documentation for those patches.


Java SE and Java for Business fixes in the Updates are cumulative; patches for any of these products included in a Critical Patch Update will include all fixes for that product from the previous Critical Patch Updates. The following patch table is for customers of Java SE and Java for Business. Customers of Oracle products that include a JDK should see Note 3. See the risk matrix in the Appendix - Java SE and Java for Business.


Note 3: Customers of Oracle products that include a JDK who wish to download the latest 5.0 and 1.4.2 releases should refer to Java SE (J2SE) End of Life and Oracle Fusion Middleware Policy [ID 952075.1] for access to patches.


Critical Patch Update patches are not provided for product versions that are no longer supported. We recommend that customers upgrade to the latest supported version of Oracle products in order to obtain patches.


Thank you for the patch ruMpel! I am finally able to get past the first chapter. But there is a new problem. The game refuses to play the back-round music and weapon sound effects. I am running Windows 8 64bit. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!


Sometimes if i open a door the game crashes. And sometimes if i want to dual wield. And if i point the mouse on a gun, syringe, knife or anything else in the inventory, the item description disappears and i only see the background picture but then bigger. And if the game loads after that, the game crashes. I downloaded this patch and it really helps! A few game-bugs but no crashes anymore! And i saw that a new update with bug-fixes will be released soon! I love you Andreas Ronnberg! :D


This patch is awesome! I used to crash right when I entered the door past the padlock at the beggining, but now it only crashes after 1-2 hours of gameplay so I just need to reload and keep playing! I just changed the settings to 800x600 and pasted the patch and it worked, the game is totally worth the trouble, any Silent Hill fans out there will be delighted.


I have the original Intel Mac Pro 1.1 and I know it has a 64-bit CPU (Xeon), yet it has 32-bit firmware. However, I know that it's possible to patch it to run 64-bit OS, like OS X Mavericks (which I used to run on it via SFOTT).


My question is this: Do I need to "patch" the firmware of the Mac Pro 1.1, or simply the ISO installer of the OS? When I installed Mac OS X Mavericks I simply patched the ISO. I found this post about installing ESXi 6.0 on a Mac Pro 1.1 and in the comments the author says he thinks the process is the same for ESXi 6.5, but is not sure.


Thanks to great suggestions from our customers, we routinely add improvements to our software. New releases and updates are made available to our Maintenance Plan subscribers on our website. Typically, we release a new version every January. Updates and patches are issued immediately and become available on our website. You can contact our support group via e-mail (help@hypack.com) if you have any issues downloading. Subscribers to our HYPACK Software Maintenance plan receive all updates and releases at no additional cost.


Kernel Patch Protection (KPP), informally known as PatchGuard, is a feature of 64-bit (x64) editions of Microsoft Windows that prevents patching the kernel. It was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.[1]


"Patching the kernel" refers to unsupported modification of the central component or kernel of the Windows operating system. Such modification has never been supported by Microsoft because, according to Microsoft, it can greatly reduce system security, reliability, and performance.[1] Although Microsoft does not recommend it, it is possible to patch the kernel on x86 editions of Windows; however, with the x64 editions of Windows, Microsoft chose to implement additional protection and technical barriers to kernel patching.


Since patching the kernel is possible in 32-bit (x86) editions of Windows, several antivirus software developers use kernel patching to implement antivirus and other security services. These techniques will not work on computers running x64 editions of Windows. Because of this, Kernel Patch Protection resulted in antivirus makers having to redesign their software without using kernel patching techniques.


However, because of the design of the Windows kernel, Kernel Patch Protection cannot completely prevent kernel patching.[2] This has led to criticism that since KPP is an imperfect defense, the problems caused to antivirus vendors outweigh the benefits because authors of malicious software will simply find ways around its defenses.[3][4] Nevertheless, Kernel Patch Protection can still prevent problems of system stability, reliability, and performance caused by legitimate software patching the kernel in unsupported ways.


The Windows kernel is designed so that device drivers have the same privilege level as the kernel itself.[5] Device drivers are expected to not modify or patch core system structures within the kernel.[1] However in x86 editions of Windows, Windows does not enforce this expectation. As a result, some x86 software, notably certain security and antivirus programs, were designed to perform needed tasks through loading drivers that modify core kernel structures.[5][6]


Ultimately, since device drivers have the same privilege level as the kernel itself, it is impossible to completely prevent drivers from bypassing Kernel Patch Protection and then patching the kernel.[2] KPP does however present a significant obstacle to successful kernel patching. With highly obfuscated code and misleading symbol names, KPP employs security through obscurity to hinder attempts to bypass it.[5][10] Periodic updates to KPP also make it a "moving target", as bypass techniques that may work for a while are likely to break with the next update. Since its creation in 2005, Microsoft has so far released two major updates to KPP, each designed to break known bypass techniques in previous versions.[5][11][12]


Because patching replaces kernel code with unknown, untested code, there is no way to assess the quality or impact of the third-party code...An examination of Online Crash Analysis (OCA) data at Microsoft shows that system crashes commonly result from both malicious and non-malicious software that patches the kernel.


Some computer security software, such as McAfee's McAfee VirusScan and Symantec's Norton AntiVirus, worked by patching the kernel on x86 systems.[citation needed] Anti-virus software authored by Kaspersky Lab has been known to make extensive use of kernel code patching on x86 editions of Windows.[15] This kind of antivirus software will not work on computers running x64 editions of Windows because of Kernel Patch Protection.[16] Because of this, McAfee called for Microsoft to either remove KPP from Windows entirely or make exceptions for software made by "trusted companies" such as themselves.[3]


Symantec's corporate antivirus software[17] and Norton 2010 range and beyond[18] worked on x64 editions of Windows despite KPP's restrictions, although with less ability to provide protection against zero-day malware.Antivirus software made by competitors ESET,[19] Trend Micro,[20] Grisoft AVG,[21] avast!, Avira Anti-Vir and Sophos do not patch the kernel in default configurations, but may patch the kernel when features such as "advanced process protection" or "prevent unauthorized termination of processes" are enabled.[22]


Microsoft does not weaken Kernel Patch Protection by making exceptions to it, though Microsoft has been known to relax its restrictions from time to time, such as for the benefit of hypervisor virtualization software.[9][23] Instead, Microsoft worked with third-party companies to create new Application Programming Interfaces that help security software perform needed tasks without patching the kernel.[14] These new interfaces were included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1.[24]


Because of the design of the Windows kernel, Kernel Patch Protection cannot completely prevent kernel patching.[2] This led the computer security providers McAfee and Symantec to say that since KPP is an imperfect defense, the problems caused to security providers outweigh the benefits, because malicious software will simply find ways around KPP's defenses and third-party security software will have less freedom of action to defend the system.[3][4]


In 2006, the European Commission expressed concern over Kernel Patch Protection, saying it was anticompetitive.[30] However, Microsoft's own antivirus product, Windows Live OneCare, had no special exception to KPP. Instead, Windows Live OneCare used (and had always used) methods other than patching the kernel to provide virus protection services.[31] Still, for other reasons a x64 edition of Windows Live OneCare was not available until November 15, 2007.[32]


This patch resolves an issue that prevents scanning with a USB connection after upgrading Windows to a newer version.If you cannot scan with a USB connection, install this patch.If installing (or reinstalling) the MF driver, be sure to first restart (not shut down) your PC after driver installation is complete, and then install this patch.If you are using USB scan, be aware that it may cease functioning after any future upgrades to Windows.If this occurs, install this patch again.After installing this patch, if the message prompting you to restart your PC is displayed, restart (not shut down) your PC.* If you do not restart your PC, this patch will not take effect. 2ff7e9595c


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