Microsoft recently patched 35 vulnerabilities in Windows and expects that 32 of those vulnerabilities will likely be exploited within the next 30 days. This occurs because hackers watch for newly released patches for vulnerabilities in Windows. They then determine what hole the patch fixed, then they write exploits to utilize that hole knowing that the majority people do not update there Windows software as they should.
This is why it is extremely important to keep your computer updated, and be sure to backup your important files in the event that your are infected by such an exploit. If you are not sure of your update settings go to Control Panel>Security Center and make sure that your Automatic Updates are "ON"
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