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- Should "Patch Tuesday" updates include a free virus scan?
- No, because if Microsoft was to offer such a service the other antivirus companies will cry about it and more antitrust issues will come up. I really don't think Microsoft would be able to do it from a legal stand point. There may also be an issue of conflicting...
- Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, A/V software, Microsoft Corp., MSRT, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Microsoft targets password stealers
- Microsoft targets password stealersSeeing is believing[i]Those are some staggering numbers, and show just how far and wide this kind of malware has spread.[/i]Ain't it the truth, but seeing is believing. Malware in all its dingy stripes is worse than rust in that it refuses to sleep, and spreads like locust...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, password, MSRT, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
- Discussion threads 2008-06-21
- Storm Worm botnet numbers, via Microsoft
- Storm Worm botnet numbers, via MicrosoftSomething to fearI dont know but storm's botnet sure seems like something to fear. With over half a million infected computers it can take down any site/network in the world besides the government. Whats stopping them from just doing a DoS on microsoft?RE: Storm Worm...
- Tags: Government, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Vertical industries, Spyware, adware & malware, MSRT, Storm Worm, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- Storm Worm botnet numbers, via Microsoft
- If the statistics from Microsoft's MSRT malicious software removal tool are anything to go by, the Storm Worm botnet is not quite the world's most powerful supercomputer. The tool -- which is updated and shipped once a month on Patch Tuesday -- removed malware associated with Storm...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worm, Machine, MSRT, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-09-24
- A security tip for Microsoft
- A security tip for MicrosoftSlight flaw in your logic.How many of these people who never run updates are going to have MSRT in the first place? It's a great idea for those who do update their installations as a last-chance protection measure but as they'll already have all the updates...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, MSRT, Microsoft Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- A security tip for Microsoft
- I don't know about you but I download a lot of stuff from the Microsoft website and I'm continually being asked to validate my operating system as genuine. The idea is that I'm somehow being protected from ills by running a genuine copy of Windows. I'm not convinced, but here's an...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
Additional Resources
- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
- With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Vista/7, software, McAfee Inc., AV Software, Malwarebytes
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Time to change advertising?I hate to say this - but maybe it's time to change how we advertise?We need to add somebody somewhere to screen ads, one-by-one, for this stuff.Doesn't have to be the people hosting the website, but it *should* be somebody independent of the advertising firm.Or take a...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Dancho, ClamAV, advertisement, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-13
- Microsoft's intelligence security report: The top 5 takeaways
- Microsoft on Wednesday will unveil its sixth Security Intelligence Report and the tome---all 184 pages of it---has a lot of interesting data points culled from the software giant's antivirus applications. Microsoft concludes that rogue security software is a big threat, lost and stolen equipment is a bigger issue than hacking...
- Tags: Software, Trojan Horse, Microsoft Corp., Security Software, Win32/Renos, Win32/FakeSecSen, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Security is everyone's domain
- Guest editorial by George Stathakopoulos In the first half of 2008, Microsoft Corp. released its latest Security Intelligence Report. One of the most interesting statistics involved the results from Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool MSRT. Each second Tuesday of every month, the tool...
- Tags: Domain, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Ryan Naraine, Security
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Microsoft targets password stealers
- Microsoft's June 10 update of its Malicious Software Removal Tool MSRT was updated to detect and remove game password-stealing malware. The results are pretty amazing - more than 2 million PCs disinfected in the first week (out of some 330 million downloads of the MSRT). by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Password, Microsoft Corp., Malicious Software, Malicious Software Removal Tool, Taterf, Frethog, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-06-21
- Four years later, SQL Slammer worm still squirms
- More than four years after Slammer started exploiting holes in Microsoft's SQL Server and Desktop Engine database products, the worm continues to squirm in machines that some believe will never be disinfected.Over the past two days, SQL Slammer was listed as the number one threat on Arbor Network's new ATLAS...
- Tags: Patch Watch, Hackers, Microsoft, Vulnerability research, Botnets, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms
- Blog posts 2007-02-21
- The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: Progress Made, Trends Observed
- Microsoft Corp. has made significant investments over the past few years in research into malicious software (or "Malware") and in developing technology to help customers mitigate the security risk that it creates. As part of this investment, Microsoft has built a dedicated anti-malware team that is responsible for researching malicious...
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Malicious Software, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Rootkit author says antivirus makes him do it
- Fascinating read at Email Battles with a write up by the author of known rootkit, Hacker Defender. He goes by the name holy_father and explains why he writes rootkits. Some excerpts:Antivirus companies sell a fake sense of security, but they do not bring real security to your computer. Antivirus...
- Tags: Hacker Defender, antivirus, rootkit
- Blog posts 2005-12-20
- Rootkits rising
- Rootkits have been making the news with increasing frequency recently and I expect this trend will continue. eWeek recently quoted Microsoft's Anti-Malware Technology Team leader Jason Garms as saying more than 20 percent of malware removed from systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 are rootkits. That's right --...
- Tags: rootkit
- Blog posts 2005-12-14
- Anti Malware Features in Windows Vista
- This webcast will cover how Windows is better protected against malware attacks, better at removing infections, and better at limiting potential harm from malicious software. The main focus will be on the anti-malware technologies found in Windows Vista including an architectural overview of Windows Defender formerly Windows AntiSpyware and the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Malware, Malicious Software, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software
- Webcasts
- TechNet Webcast: Anti-Malware Technologies in Windows Vista (Level 300)
- Windows Vista has many enhanced security technologies that have been developed to make the operating system more resilient against malware attacks. This webcast will cover how Windows is better protected against malware attacks, better at removing infections, and better at limiting potential harm from malicious software. The webcast will start...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Vista, Malware, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software
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