The patches come hot on the heels of the shocking news that the sophisticated "Flame" malware, which was found targeting computers in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, used a forged Microsoft digital signature to pass itself off as a Windows update.

MSN: Microsoft to Fix 28 Security Bugs in Monthly Patch

What is more, 2% of consumers said that their signature had been forged, 12% felt they had been "duped" into signing a contract and 11% had been transferred without their knowledge.

BBC: Energy firms still 'duping' consumers