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Microsoft flags Ask toolbar as unwanted and dangerous
From this month on, all versions of Ask.com’s infamous browser toolbar except the very last will be detected as unwanted software by Microsoft security products and …
Microsoft releases critical patches, improves IE security
This June Patch Tuesday we have a slightly smaller patch load from Microsoft, taking us back to more historic average releases of eight bulletins. We have just two critical …
On Windows 10, apps can actively defend users from malware
“With Windows 10, Microsoft will be adding a new layer of protection against dynamic script-based malware and non-traditional avenues of cyberattack: the Antimalware …
Windows 10: More security with non-stop patching
Microsoft is ready to abandon the longstanding patching schedule that saw patches and security updates being delivered on the second Tuesday of every month. With the advent of …
APT group’s malware retrieved C&C IP addresses from Microsoft’s TechNet portal
“A China-based APT group has been using Microsofts TechNet web portal to host encoded Command and Control IP addresses for its BLACKCOFFEE malware, FireEye researchers …
May Patch Tuesday delivers critical and important fixes
In this month’s Patch Tuesday Microsoft has released 13 security bulletins addressing 48 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, Office, and Silverlight.Over half …
Microsoft announces bug bounties for Spartan, Azure
As the official launch of Windows 10 approaches, Microsoft has launched a new bug bounty related to its Technical Preview version, and is asking bug hunters to analyze its new …
Attackers actively downing Microsoft’s IIS web servers
Attackers are actively exploiting a DoS vulnerability (CVE-2015-1635) affecting Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) extensible web server, SANS ISC CTO …
Microsoft releases 11 security bulletins
Administrators and security teams are in for a busy day tackling 11 Microsoft security bulletins, Adobe updates and Oracle has pre-announced that their quarterly update …
Simda botnet taken down in global operation
The Simda botnet, believed to have infected more than 770,000 computers worldwide, has been targeted in a global operation. In a series of simultaneous actions around the …
US tech giants urge Congress to curb mass digital surveillance
As the date of the expiry of Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act draws near, a wide range of tech companies, privacy advocates, and trade associations have asked the US …
Macro-based malware continues to gain traction
After having “rediscovered” the usefulness of MS Office macros, malware peddlers have been ramping up email spam runs delivering documents that request users to …
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