Published on: 2025-08-09 00:23:39
A recent Windows security update that creates an ‘inetpub’ folder has introduced a new weakness allowing attackers to prevent the installation of future updates. After people installed this month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates, Windows users suddenly found an "inetpub" folder owned by the SYSTEM account created in the root of the system drive, normally the C: drive. It was strange to see this folder created as it is normally used to hold files associated with Microsoft's Internet I
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-24 16:05:00
In context: Every now and then, Microsoft security patches can wreak havoc on Windows PCs. Users are understandably cautious these days, and even an innocent, empty folder can raise concerns about what's going on in the system after installing one of these patches. Recent Windows security updates released as part of April's Patch Tuesday introduced an unexpected change. After installing this month's bug fixes, users discovered a new "inetpub" folder had been created in the root of the system vo
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Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Windows 10 and Windows 11 users who installed last week's April Patch Tuesday updates may have noticed a strange new folder appear on their system drive, or C drive. Also: 10 pesky Windows 11 24H2 bugs still haunting PCs despite several patches Named "inetpub," the folder is associated with Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Services), a component for hosting a website on your PC. If you do not use IIS, you may think the new folder is unnecessar
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-31 06:32:19
Microsoft has now confirmed that an April 2025 Windows security update is creating a new empty "inetpub" folder and warned users not to delete it. This folder is typically used by Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS), a web server platform that can be enabled via the Windows Features dialog to host websites and web apps. However, after installing this month's cumulative updates, many Windows users have found a newly created C:\inetpub folder on their systems, although IIS wasn't ins
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