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Belarc reports missing important security update
My two-month old Win 10 computer (system 2 under "My Computers") is up to date on Windows Updates. Running Belarc Advisor today, however, showed I am missing KB2538243 (classified as "important"), and this alert did not appear the last time I ran Belarc on November 12. I've learned this update relates to a MS C++ 2012 Redistributable, and I find the two C++ files involved in this distribution were installed on my computer on Dec 7, concurrent with my installing Corel PaintShop Pro 2018. I feel it's quite likely the program required the files involved and is responsible for their presence on my computer. I am unsure how to continue, and I see the following two choices:
- Ignore Belarc and continue using the Corel Program
- Assume the update is really needed and download the KB2538243 from http://www.catalog.update.microsoft....px?q=kb2538243 The difficulty here is that four files are included in the update from the MS catalog:
Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243)
vcredist_ia64_a01885c05d23b23831b80675a25026e7ad466ce5.exe
vcredist_x86_470640aa4bb7db8e69196b5edb0010933569e98d.exe
vcredist_x64_a7c83077b8a28d409e36316d2d7321fa0ccdb7e8.exe
vcredist_x86_470640aa4bb7db8e69196b5edb0010933569e98d.exe
and I'm not exactly sure which I need to install or how.
The two files installed on December 7 when the Corel PaintShop Pro program was added were: Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x64)-11.0.6130 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86)-11.0.6130
I hope I've provided enough information to allow for an answer. Let me know if anything further is necessary! Thank you — and Happy New Year!