Internet Security

MSRC: Insight into the Security Advisory 967940 AutoRun update

February 13, 2011

Microsoft Security Response Center 8 Feb 2011 In April 2009 we delivered a very public message to the Windows ecosystem that we were changing the behavior of Autorun in ways that improved security. We blogged on the progress of that transition, posting “AutoRun changes in Windows 7″ in April 2009. In November 2009, we posted [...]

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European Commission clears Intel’s acquisition of McAfee subject to conditions

January 28, 2011

Press release Brussels, 26 January 2011 Mergers: Commission clears Intel’s proposed acquisition of McAfee subject to conditions The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of McAfee, a vendor of information technology security, by Intel, both of the US. The approval is conditional upon a set of commitments ensuring fair [...]

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Microsoft releases software tool for IT Professionals

January 19, 2011

Microsoft® Download Center Attack Surface Analyzer is the same tool used by Microsoft’s internal product teams to catalogue changes made to the operating system by the installation of new software. Attack Surface Analyzer takes a snapshot of your system state before and after the installation of product(s) and displays the changes to a number of [...]

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Bohu malware aims at the Cloud

January 19, 2011

Microsoft Malware Protection Center The Microsoft Malware Protection Center has been tracking a recent threat that attacks cloud-based antivirus technology provided by popular major antivirus software vendors in China. The malware is named Win32/Bohu (TrojanDropper:Win32/Bohu.A). The Bohu malware is native to the China region. Bohu attracts user installation by social engineering techniques, for example, using [...]

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FakeSysdef-Diary of a scamware

December 2, 2010

Malware that has already passed through various iterations. Microsoft Malware Protection Center. Initially it was “System Defragmenter”, then “Scan Disk” and now it’s called “Check Disk”. While the name will most certainly change again, the main goal of Trojan:Win32/FakeSysdef will surely remain the same: to trick you into buying a piece of software that does [...]

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Active hyperlinks temporarily disabled in Windows Live Messenger 2009

November 14, 2010

Those using Messenger have probably noticed Microsoft has been blocking active links in Messenger 2009 in an effort to limit the damage caused by a malicious worm which spreads itself through instant messaging and social networks. The worm spreads by inserting a link into an IM conversation with a person whose computer is already infected. [...]

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Malware targets Starcraft 2 Gamers

September 14, 2010

Microsoft Malware Protection Center Malware Plays Starcraft 2 Starcraft 2 is gaining popularity not only for gamers but also for malware writers. We wrote about Starcraft almost two months ago when it was first released. Now, apparently, it is also being used as part of a social engineering technique by a downloader family called Harnig. [...]

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2010

September 9, 2010

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) The official corporate security response blog Advance Notification. Preliminary information, subject to change. This month we will be releasing 9 bulletins addressing 13 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Internet Information Services (IIS), and Microsoft Office. Four of those bulletins carry a Critical rating, with the rest rated Important. The September edition [...]

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Eset Virus Signature Database Update 5418 may cause issues

September 2, 2010

Eset Knowledgebase Virus Signature Database Update 5418, released on September 2, 2010 at 6:00 AM PST may cause an “ekrn.exe” error. Other reported issues include ekrn crashing, systems not responding and threat notifications with blank name fields. At 8:00 AM PST, Virus Signature Database update 5419 was released In most cases, restarting your computer and [...]

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for August 2010

August 5, 2010

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Advance Notification. Preliminary information, subject to change. The August security bulletin release is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10. This month’s release is composed of 14 bulletins addressing 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, SQL, and Silverlight. Eight of the bulletins carry a Critical severity rating, and six [...]

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