diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7d34017cf..d1a300355 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 [NOT YET RELEASED]
 
+o The redistributable Visual C++ runtime components installer
+  (vcredist_x86.exe) has been upgraded to version 9.0.30729.4148. Axel
+  Pettinger reported that the previous version 9.0.30729.17, caused a
+  Windows Update on Windows 7 because of Microsoft security advisory
+  MS09-035.
+
 o [Ncat] Fixed an error that could make programs run with --exec exit
   prematurely on Windows. The problem was related to a program writing
   too quickly into a non-blocking socket. A symptom was the message:
diff --git a/mswin32/nsis/Nmap.nsi b/mswin32/nsis/Nmap.nsi
index 768b382dd..f39007e22 100644
--- a/mswin32/nsis/Nmap.nsi
+++ b/mswin32/nsis/Nmap.nsi
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ Section "Nmap Core Files" SecCore
 
   ;Check if VC++ 2008 runtimes are already installed - NOTE Both the UID in the registry key and the DisplayName string must be updated here (and below)
   ;whenever the Redistributable package is upgraded:
-    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475}" "DisplayName"
-    StrCmp $0 "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17" create_uninstaller vcredist_silent_install
+    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1F1C2DFC-2D24-3E06-BCB8-725134ADF989}" "DisplayName"
+    StrCmp $0 "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4148" create_uninstaller vcredist_silent_install
 
   ;If VC++ 2008 runtimes are not installed...
   vcredist_silent_install:
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ Section "Nmap Core Files" SecCore
     File ..\vcredist_x86.exe
     ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\vcredist_x86.exe" /q' $0
     ;Check for successful installation of our vcredist_x86.exe...
-    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475}" "DisplayName"
-    StrCmp $0 "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17" vcredist_success vcredist_not_present
+    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1F1C2DFC-2D24-3E06-BCB8-725134ADF989}" "DisplayName"
+    StrCmp $0 "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4148" vcredist_success vcredist_not_present
     vcredist_not_present:
       DetailPrint "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable failed to install"
       IfSilent create_uninstaller vcredist_messagebox
diff --git a/mswin32/vcredist_x86.exe b/mswin32/vcredist_x86.exe
index 05d0a05eb..378e7f034 100644
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