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		<title>Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/microsoft-security-bulletin-advance-notification-for-march-2010/</link>
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		<title>New zero-day involves IE, puts Windows XP users at risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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' PCs, said Maurycy Prodeus, the Polish security analyst with iSEC Security Research who revealed the vulnerability and posted attack code on Friday.

Users running IE7 or the newer IE8 are at risk, said Prodeus.]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/new-zero-day-involves-ie-puts-windows-xp-users-at-risk/</link>
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		<title>End of Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you keep up with the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy (and honestly, who doesn’t? J), you may have noticed that we have a number of products and service packs with upcoming support transitions.  In today’s post, I want to discuss the end of support for two of our operating systems service packs:  Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista without a service pack installed (sometimes commonly referred to as RTM/SP0).]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/end-of-support-for-windows-xp-sp2-and-windows-vista/</link>
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		<title>Malicious Activity Associated with &#8220;Aurora&#8221; Internet Explorer Exploit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 Windows Server 2008 R2


Overview
Malicious activity detected in mid-December targeted at least 20 organizations representing multiple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/malicious-activity-associated-with-aurora-internet-explorer-exploit/</link>
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		<title>The Web&#8217;s Greatest Security Threats Revealed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 injection was the most common attack vector. Here’s a deeper dive on the findings and what you can do about them.

Perhaps not surprisingly, analysis of Web hacking incidents reveals that social network sites such as Twitter and Facebook are becoming premier targets for hackers. One in five incidents (19 percent) between January and June 2009 targeted social network sites, making them the most commonly attacked market.]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/the-webs-greatest-security-threats-revealed/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft Office 2010 Gets More Social</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in November 2009, we introduced the Outlook Social Connector and announced our first partnership with LinkedIn. The Outlook Social Connector is a set of new features that bring together communications history, contact information, and professional and social networking information into the Outlook experience. Most importantly, it brings all of your friends, family and colleagues into one place, making it easier than ever to stay in touch with the people you care about.]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/microsoft-office-2010-gets-more-social/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft Targets Windows 7 Activation Hackers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft said it will soon will feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70 different activation cracks. The update to Windows Activation Technologies (WAT), the anti-piracy software formerly known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), will be posted to Microsoft 's download site on Feb. 17, and offered as an optional upgrade via Windows Update later this month, where it will be tagged as "important."]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/microsoft-targets-windows-7-activation-hackers/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the next generation of Windows® Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series. With this new platform, Microsoft offers a fresh approach to phone software, distinguished by smart design and truly integrated experiences that bring to the surface the content people care about from the Web and applications. For the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience on a mobile phone, exclusively on Windows Phone 7 Series. Partners have already started building phones; customers will be able to purchase the first phones in stores by holiday 2010.]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/microsoft-unveils-windows-phone-7-series/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft Says Malware Causing Blue Screen Crashes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 blue-screen-of-death (BSOD) error after installing Microsoft's February security updates, released Tuesday. On Thursday, Microsoft stopped shipping the MS10-015 update, which had been linked to the issue, and said it was investigating.]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/microsoft-says-malware-causing-blue-screen-crashes/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft To Patch 17-Year-Old Computer Bug</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update.

The February update for Windows will close the loophole that dates from the time of the DOS operating system.

First appearing in Windows NT 3.1, the vulnerability has been carried over into almost every version of Windows that has appeared since.

The monthly security update will also tackle a further 25 holes in Windows, five of which are rated as "critical". ]]></description>
		<link>http://msnn.ms/microsoft-to-patch-17-year-old-computer-bug/</link>
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