Saturday July 24, 2010 09:58
Today we are announcing the beta for the next version of Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft Security Essentials was first released in September 2009 and is our award-winning no-cost light weight anti-malware service. It’s designed to help ...
Researchers say they've devised a way to bypass protections built in to dozens of the most popular desktop anti-virus products, including those offered by McAfee, Trend Micro, AVG, and BitDefender. The method, developed by software security...
Wednesday March 31, 2010 13:37
Posted by BSchwarz as Internet Explorer, Security
Today we released MS10-018 out-of-band due to increases in attacks against Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 using the vulnerability discussed in Security Advisory 981374. I want to reiterate that Internet Explorer 8 is not affected by this...
Thursday March 4, 2010 16:46
Posted by BSchwarz as Microsoft Update, Security
This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on March 9, 2010. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the March bulletin summary on March 9, 2010. For more information about the...
Sunday February 28, 2010 22:12
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed it's investigating an unpatched bug in VBScript that hackers could exploit to plant malware on Windows XP machines running Internet Explorer (IE). The flaw could be used by attackers to inject malicious code onto victims' ...
Wednesday February 24, 2010 21:15
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
Systems Affected Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 on supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, and...
Sunday February 21, 2010 11:21
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
Where are the greatest Web-related security threats today? Analysis of Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID) reveals that in 2009 social networks were at the greatest risk, malware and defacement remained the most common outcome of Web attacks, and SQL...
Sunday February 14, 2010 12:39
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
A hard-to-detect rootkit may be causing Windows XP systems to crash following Microsoft's latest security updates. Windows users began flooding Windows support forums this week, saying that their computers had been rendered unusable with a...
Security experts are warning of deceptive e-mails that claim that Microsoft Outlook needs an update. "The e-mail claims that you have a new message in Microsoft Outlook, but you need to reconfigure your settings (by clicking on the helpful link) in order...
Friday March 27, 2009 22:20
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
The Conficker worm that has left a trail of destruction in its wake for the last six months is set for a new evolution April 1 that will enable it to stealthily launch a variety of malware attacks unbeknownst to the security community. Security experts...
Saturday January 17, 2009 12:02
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
Today Microsoft is releasing one new bulletin, MS09-001. This bulletin is rated as ‘Critical' for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and is rated as ‘Moderate' for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. My colleague Mark Wodrich has put...
A sneaky computer worm that uses a virtual Swiss army knife of attack techniques has infected millions of Microsoft Windows PCs, and appears to be spreading at a fairly rapid pace, security experts warn. Also, while infected PCs could be used for a...
Tuesday January 13, 2009 16:10
Posted by BSchwarz as Security
Microsoft Security Bulletin Major Revisions Issued: January 13, 2009 Summary ======= The following bulletins have undergone a major revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS08-076 - Important * MS08-072 -...