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• Google patches Chrome second time this month

  Google patched 10 vulnerabilities in Chrome this week, including one pegged critical on the Mac.

• Microsoft smacks patch-blocking rootkit second time

  Alureon rootkit accounts for 18% of malware-infected Windows PCs in May

• Google patches Chrome for second time this month

  Updates Windows version, pays bug bounties to researchers

• McAfee offers security review to compensate companies for bad update

  Will also craft custom packages of products, services and support to appease enterprise customers

• After attacks, Oracle patches Java bug

  A 0day attack was being used in drive-by downloads

• Microsoft slates 25-patch Windows update for next week

  Double-digit Patch Tuesday to target flaws in Windows, Office and Exchange