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Remember the Total Meltdown security hole? Microsoft spread the vulnerability in every 64-bit Win7 and Server 2008 R2 patch released this year, prior to March 29. Specifically, if you installed any of these patches:
- KB 4056894 Win7/Server 2008 R2 January Monthly Rollup
- KB 4056897 Win7/Server 2008 R2 January Security-only patch
- KB 4073578 Hotfix for “Unbootable state for AMD devices in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1” bug installed in the January Monthly Rollup and Security-only patches
- KB 4057400 Win7/Server 2008 R2 Preview of the February Monthly Rollup
- KB 4074598 Win7/Server 2008 R2 February Monthly Rollup
- KB 4074587 Win7/Server 2008 R2 February Security-only patch
- KB 4075211 Win7/Server 2008 R2 Preview of the March Monthly Rollup
- KB 4091290 Hotfix for “smart card based operations fail with error with SCARD_E_NO_SERVICE” bug installed in the February Monthly Rollup
- KB 4088875 Win7/Server 2008 R2 March Monthly Rollup
- KB 4088878 Win7/Server 2008 R2 March Security-only patch
- KB 4088881 Win7/Server 2008 R2 Preview of April Monthly Rollup
... your machine was left in an exposed state. Microsoft made changes to your PC that makes it easy for a running to program to look at, or modify, any data on your computer.