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May's Patch Tuesday to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office
All versions of Windows are affected by the bulletins.
Microsoft patches account-hijack flaw in Hotmail
Of particular concern is the potential for identity theft given the wealth of personally identifying information that is sure to be found.
Kaspersky: Apple 10 years behind Microsoft on security
Kaspersky said that his company is seeing more instances of malware targeted at Macs.
Microsoft: Old vulnerabilities cause most Windows infections
Despite the headlines that zero-day exploits make, they are far less dangerous in real-world terms than mundane unpatched security vulnerabilities, says Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ). The company took
Microsoft Security Essentials nukes Google Chrome in erroneous update
An erroneous malware definition update caused Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) Security Essentials to incorrectly flag Google's ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) Chrome browser as malware late last week. In some instances,
Microsoft, Apple worried about WebGL security
Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) appears to be having some difficulty getting WebGL to gain traction as Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) and Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) separately dismissed the emerging specification this
Windows 7 more malware resistant than XP, report says
A new report has pegged Windows 7 at between four and five times less vulnerable to malware infections than the venerable Windows XP operating system. This finding is courtesy of Microsoft's latest
Microsoft targets AutoRun worms on Vista, XP via Windows Update
Included with the other security patches in February's Patch Tuesday is an "important, non-security" update that will modify the much-derided AutoPlay feature in older versions of the Windows
Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 now with heuristic, network traffic inspection
With a four-month beta test under its belt, Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) quietly released the second version of its free Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus software last week. The increasingly
Microsoft to end 2010 with massive Patch Tuesday update
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has released a record-busting crop of 17 security bulletins for December's Patch Tuesday. Up to 40 different vulnerabilities will be addressed, consisting of 17 "critical"
