Microsoft ‘hardens’ Windows Update from Flame penetration.
Microsoft “hardened” its Windows Update system after researchers discovered the Flame virus can infect PCs by offering itself as an update masquerading as official Microsoft software. The worm infected computers in the Middle East and beyond for up to 2…
Microsoft closes critical RDP hole in Windows.
Microsoft released six security bulletins to close seven holes. It said one of the bulletins (MS12-020), rated as critical, addresses two privately reported vulnerabilities in its implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The first is a “critical-class” issue in…
Microsoft security center search results poisoned with malicious links
Microsoft suspended the search capability on its Safety & Security Center Web site after it was discovered cyber criminals poisoned the results with malicious links. Search result poisoning, technically known as black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO), is a common…
Microsoft clarifies MBR rootkit removal advice.
Microsoft June 29 clarified the advice it gave users whose Windows PCs are infected with a new, sophisticated rootkit that buries itself on the hard drive’s boot sector. Several security researchers agreed with Microsoft’s revisions, but a botnet expert doubted…