Any references to Community Connect 3 in this document apply equally to RM Smart-Tools 3.

Microsoft® has released significant Security Updates for Windows®. HFXCC3235 contains these updates in a format easily applied to Community Connect 3 networks.

We recommend that you apply this Security Update without delay.

Before installing any Software Update, please refer to TEC90813 and DWN59018 in the Other Useful Articles section below. These articles detail RM's recommendations regarding Software Update installation and support.

At the time of writing there are no known issues related to HFXCC3235.

• HFXCC3235 should be installed on Community Connect 3 networks with Service Release 5 (SR5) or above.
• This Security Update should be installed on to all Community Connect 3 servers.

Note: All servers and workstations will need to be restarted in order to install this Security Update completely. You should therefore plan to install the Security Update out-of-hours to minimise disruption to your network.

HFXCC3235 contains the following Microsoft® Security Updates:

1. MS09-006 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958690).
2. MS09-007 Vulnerability in SChannel Could Allow Spoofing (960225).
3. MS09-008 Vulnerabilities in DNS and WINS Server Could Allow Spoofing (962238).

More information on the issues resolved by these Updates is available from the Microsoft® Web site: (http://www.microsoft.com/)

Note: HFXCC3235 may not contain all the Security Updates released by Microsoft® in March 2009. Please read the More Information section below for further details. 

The updates provided in HFXCC3235 supersede previously released Microsoft® Security Updates; as such, the following Community Connect 3 workstation packages will be removed from networks (if present) during this Security Update's installation:

• Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Security Update KB954211
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB935840

If you are running a Community Connect 3 network, you should apply this Security Update without delay.

HFXCC3235 should be applied to all Community Connect 3 servers including all Domain Controllers and all Member Servers (such as DAMMS and MIS servers, or servers running Microsoft® Exchange). It does not need to be applied to Community Connect 3 workstations directly, but all servers and workstations will need to be restarted for the Microsoft® Security Updates to be applied fully.

Note: HFXCC3235 should not be directly applied to RM Client Connect Terminal Servers. For information on how to apply the server updates to these servers see the 'Installing on Terminal Servers' section below.

Important: All your Community Connect 3 servers may need to be restarted in order to install this Security Update completely. You should therefore plan to install the Security Update out-of-hours to minimise disruption to your network.

1. Click the HFXCC3235.exe file link below to download the Security Update.
2. Choose to Save the file, browse to the temporary location you wish to save it to (for example D:\temp) and click Save.
3. When it has downloaded, follow the installation instructions below to install the Security Update.

Important: During the installation of HFXCC3235, the Station Manager HealthCheck and the allocation of new Microsoft® Security Update packages must be done manually. Please ensure that you fully complete all steps in the installation instructions. If you previously started to install the Security Update but cancelled the operation, follow the installation instructions in the 'Installing after cancelling a previous install' section below.

1. Download HFXCC3235.exe.
2. Log on to your first Community Connect 3 Domain Controller as a System Administrator and copy the Security Update to a temporary location (for example D:\temp).
3. Run the Security Update by double-clicking the self-extracting executable file (HFXCC3235.exe). The Security Update will extract files automatically and run the RM Installation Assistant to begin the installation.
4. When prompted, click Continue.
5. The installation will proceed automatically. When prompted that the RM Installation Assistant has finished, click Finish.

Note: After installation at a server, the server may need to be rebooted for the Microsoft® Security Updates to be applied fully. Ensure the server has rebooted successfully before continuing.

6. Repeat steps 2-5 at all your other Community Connect 3 Domain Controllers.
7. Repeat steps 2-5 at any Member Servers (eg DAMMS or MIS servers) on the network.

Note: After installation at a server, the server will need to be rebooted for the Microsoft® Security Updates to be applied fully. It is recommended that you ensure each Domain Controller has rebooted successfully before applying the Software Update to the next server.

8. When all Community Connect 3 Domain Controllers have had HFXCC3235 applied, log on to the first Community Connect 3 Domain Controller server in each site as the System Administrator. Run Microsoft® Windows® Explorer and browse to D:\RMNetwork\RMManage\Station Manager. Double-click on the file Healthcheck.exe, and select OK to start the health check and OK again when it has completed.
9. HFXCC3235 provides new workstation packages but does not automatically allocate them. You should allocate these new packages to all your workstations at your earliest convenience.

Note: If you choose to allocate the packages at a later time, you must still complete all of steps 1 to 8 above now, including running the Station Manager HealthCheck.

The new Security Packages are listed as available packages as follows in the RM Management Console:

System packages

• Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Security Update KB958690
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB960225
• Vista Security Updates - March 2009

Once you have allocated the packages to workstations, restart the workstations at your convenience for the updates to be installed.

1. Browse to D:\RMNetwork\RMManage\RM Hotfixes\HFXCC3235_extracted and double-click the file RM Installation Assistant.exe.

Note: If this folder or its contents do not exist, re-run the HFXCC3235.exe file downloaded from the RM Support Web site as in step 1 of the installation instructions section above.

2. Follow the procedures from step 4 in the installation instructions section above.

Note: If you have a Terminal Server on your network please follow the instructions below:

1. Install the RM Security Updates on to your Community Connect 3 Domain Controllers as described above.
2. Log on to the Terminal Server and browse to the following folder on one of your Domain Controllers: \\<DC_Server_Name>\RMManage\RM Hotfixes\HFXCC3235_extracted\Utilities\Server Updates\v1.56.0.0\
3. Double-click the Server_Updates.vbs file to install the Microsoft® Security Updates.

Note: The Server_Updates.vbs script will run silently on a Terminal Server, however you can check for completion using the following process:

1. Log on to the Terminal Server as Systemadmin.
2. From the Start menu, select Run and type eventvwr then press return.
3. Select the System event log from the right-hand pane.
4. In the list of events you should see a number of events with the Source 'NTServicePack' and event ID 4377 which will correspond with the date and time the ServerUpdates.vbs was run. (The number of entries will vary with each update as only updates relevant to the Terminal Server and any other updates relevant to applications installed on these servers, will be installed).

Note: KB961063 will only be installed on servers running DNS, and KB961064  will only be installed only on servers running WINS Server (which by default, there will not be any on a Community Connect 3 network).

The components of HFXCC3235 will be included in a future Community Connect 3 Service Release or Microsoft® Service Pack validated by RM.

The Security Update can be installed on to networks running Community Connect 3 with Service Release 5 or above.

HFXCC3235 is not included in Service Release 5 or 6. It will need to be re-applied if originally installed before Service Release 6 is installed.

Note: The application Software Updates will need to be re-applied if the related Microsoft® application is installed or re-installed after the Software Updates were applied.

See the Description section for a full list. HFXCC3235 contains new relevant workstation and server Microsoft� Security Updates. 

Note: MS09-008 Vulnerabilities in DNS and WINS Server Could Allow Spoofing (962238) - contains two server-side security updates:
KB961063 which patches DNS server vulnerabilities.
KB961064 which patches WINS server vulnerabilities.
By default WINS is not installed on a Community Connect network so KB961064 may not appear in the list of installed updates on your server. KB962238 is not an update to be installed and will not appear in the list of installed updates on your server.

Software Pre-requisites

Please find below details of the software pre-requisites:

• Vista Security Updates - March 2009 (System requirements Windows Vista® or Windows Vista Service Pack 1).
• Windows XP SP2 and SP3 Security Update KB958690 (System requirements: Windows XP Service Pack 2)
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB960225 (System requirements: Windows XP Service Pack 2)  

Vista Security Updates - March 09.msi package includes:

• Windows6.0-KB958690-x86.msu - [MS09-006]
• Windows6.0-KB960225-x86.msu - [MS09-007]

Note: To uninstall an update (MSU) installed by Vista Security Update (MSI), click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click 'View installed updates' and select from the list of updates.