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Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Published:
  • Version: 4.0
  • Category: Security Patch
  • Language: English

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain access to information.

  • A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain access to information. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
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Files

Status: Live

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FileSize
NDP40-KB3037578-IA64.exe
SHA1: d713a5b0d6282c0b911d41f634e85f587fc6e79b
10.09 MB
NDP40-KB3037578-x64.exe
SHA1: 1e83d8a769ac9284f19ddde85871a50a1b159577
9.81 MB
NDP40-KB3037578-x86.exe
SHA1: d7269e7377561664868d2e097f98d7608a345872
6.29 MB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

Installation Instructions

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