Windows scareware fakes impending drive disaster
Scammers are trying to trick Windows users into paying to fix bogus hard drive errors that have apparently erased important files, a researcher said today.
Gregg Keizer | 17 May | Read more
Scammers are trying to trick Windows users into paying to fix bogus hard drive errors that have apparently erased important files, a researcher said today.
Gregg Keizer | 17 May | Read more
Data released today by Microsoft showed that Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by more than 30 per cent during the second half of 2010, even as the infection rate of the 10-year-old Windows XP fell by more than 20 per cent.
Gregg Keizer | 13 May | Read more
Today is Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft is taking it easy on IT admins with a meager two security bulletins this month. But, don't let the small number of updates lull you into a false sense of security. They may be few, but the patches this month are still crucial for network and computer security.
Tony Bradley | 11 May | Read more
The National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a report, "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" (PDF) in which it makes numerous recommendations designed to help home computer users avoid malware and other common problems.
Katherine Noyes | 06 May | Read more
Microsoft today said it will patch a critical bug in its Windows server software and two other vulnerabilities in PowerPoint, the presentation maker bundled with Office.
Gregg Keizer | 06 May | Read more
Microsoft today released a pair of security advisories for Chrome, the browser built by rival Google.
Gregg Keizer | 20 Apr | Read more
Microsoft on Tuesday beefed up security in Office 2003 and Office 2007 on Windows by adding a feature that first appeared in the newer Office 2010 last year.
Gregg Keizer | 14 Apr | Read more
Microsoft today said it will patch a record 64 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Windows graphics framework, and other software next week, and tie a December 2010 record for the number of security updates it issues.
Gregg Keizer | 08 Apr | Read more
Microsoft yesterday urged users of older Office suites to install and run a complicated tool to protect themselves against ongoing attacks exploiting an unpatched bug in Adobe's Flash Player.
Gregg Keizer | 19 Mar | Read more
Microsoft today shipped three security updates that patched four vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.
Gregg Keizer | 09 Mar | Read more
Microsoft yesterday downplayed the threat posed to Windows users by a recently-revealed vulnerability, saying that it was unlikely the bug could be exploited to compromise a computer.
Gregg Keizer | 18 Feb | Read more
A security researcher yesterday disclosed a new unpatched bug in Windows that some experts believe could be used to remotely hijack a PC.
Gregg Keizer | 16 Feb | Read more
Is your Windows 7 PC as secure as it could be?
Shane O'Neill | 15 Feb | Read more
Microsoft today issued 12 security updates that patched 22 bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and its Internet server software.
Gregg Keizer | 09 Feb | Read more
Microsoft will take yet another crack this month at fixing a December update for Outlook 2007, the company said last week.
Gregg Keizer | 08 Feb | Read more