Microsoft is about to release Patch Tuesday

Media reports say Microsoft is preparing to release nine patches in the Patch Tuesday package next week, including five that are "important."

According to information from Microsoft, the above five patches will fix all security flaws that may allow hackers to execute remote code, to install malware on the victim's computer without the need for permission.

Affected programs include the Windows operating system itself, along with Internet Explorer, Office, SQL Server, Microsoft Server, Microsoft Developer Tools and Exchange applications.

'The software giant' said that five important patches will " uncover 10 serious vulnerabilities that have been discovered, including vulnerabilities in Exchange found last month."

According to Microsoft, third-party programming code in libraries Oracle Outside In affected Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, and FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint.

The world's largest software maker said that when it comes to patch Tuesday updates, users will be asked to restart the computer for the bug fixes to take effect.