Fake Windows “Antivirus” Code Infected 1 Million Computers
As of November, the Malicious Software Removal Tool also added Win32/FakeSecSen to the limited list of malicious code it is designed to hunt down. Since introduction into the MSRT, the rogue antivirus was removed from no less than 994,061 computers, according to Microsoft. The Redmond company estimates that for
Vista SP1 TCP/IP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Overwrites Kernel Memory
At the end of October 2008 Microsoft was informed of a new vulnerability affecting the core of Windows Vista, but a fix was not delivered along with the November security bulletins. Thomas Unterleitner, from phion AG, informed that the Microsoft VISTA TCP/IP stack buffer overflow security flaw affected both 32-
Windows Mobile 6.1
Windows Mobile 6.1, the newest version of Microsoft’s OS for mobile devices, should have been launched at MWC 2008, at the beginning of February, but the giant softwarecompany postponed its release for unknown reasons. Now it looks like the new OS will be available starting April the 1st, and Pocket-Lint
Bill Gates Wants Fresh Blood to Fuel Technology Innovation
Microsoft Chairman and co-founder Bill Gates has come up with a recipe to continue fueling technology innovation in the U.S., and it involves fresh blood, an education reform and additional financial resources. Gates is scheduled to present this perspective before the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technol
Microsoft Plugs a Dozen Office Security Holes
Microsoft has plugged no less than 12 security holes in its Office System. According to Tami Gallupe, MSRC Release Manager, all of the four security bulletins come with a maximum severity rating of Critical, a rating associated with the risk of allowing remote code execution. Five vulnerabilities impacting Offi
Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 from Microsoft
Microsoft is indeed offering free copies of Windows, and not just XP SP2, but also Vista. I know that the hottest downloads, at this point in time, are related to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, but I also know that you will jump at the chance of grabbing the […]
IE8 Beta 1 vs. Firefox 3.0 Beta 3 vs. Opera 9.5 Beta vs. Safari 3 Beta
The fact of the matter is that today you will be able to access a sneak peek of the future of the browser market via all these beta releases. And at this point in time, all the products mentioned above are on par in terms of support for Web standards taking into consideration the Acid2 […]
Microsoft Is Tending to the Windows Vista SP1 RTM Migration
“Expanding from the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment code base, this new tool now enables users to generate the assessment reports and proposals for server and desktop OS migration as well as virtualization projects. For Windows Vista SP1 OS migration – hardware and device compatibility, applicatio
Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 (RC2)
“Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 is available to the public. Specific registry settings will allow you to be offered SP3 via Windows Update,” Microsoft revealed. And the Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2.exe is nothing more than the registry scrip that will permit end users to tweak t
Windows 7 Milestone 1 (M1)
Since Windows Vista was essentially Windows no. 6 – its successor is now Windows 7. The codename Vienna failed to survive long under the new head of the Windows project. Jim Allchin, the father of Vista and the former Co-President, Platforms & Services Division retired from Microsoft the same day that the