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Use the following KB numbers (Copy and Paste) to Google or Bing or find them in the Microsoft Knowledgebase. Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 for x64-based Systems (KB2761465) Definition Update for Windows Defender - KB2267602 (Definition 1.143.1070.0)...

I've got a situation that has completely puzzled me, wondering if anyone can help. My friend asked me to fix her laptop, which has been failing to boot, getting as far as the blue Windows 7 login screen then hanging. The login UI doesn't load, it's just the blue background. I tried to...

Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded six questions on various topics during the webcast, including bulletins released and the Malicious Software Removal Tool. There was one question that we were unable to answer during the webcast due to time constraints, and...

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Discusses the release of the Malicious Software Removal Tool to help remove specific prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows 7 Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows XP. More...

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Just hours after Apple updated a security update to protect Mac users against a rash of scareware attacks, a new variant began circulating that completely bypasses the malware-blocking measure. The trojan arrives in a file called mdinstall.pkg and installs MacGuard, a malicious application...

IDG News Service - The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. In fact, about one out of every 14 programs downloaded by Windows users turns out to be malicious, Link Removed...

Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded twelve questions on various topics during the webcast, including bulletins released and the Malicious Software Removal Tool. There were two questions during the webcast that we were unable to answer and we have included...

Microsoft has released a new version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool, designed to scan for the most common malware. This tool is usually released on the second Tuesday of every month as part of 'Patch Tuesday', but this appears to be an out-of-cycle release. There's a Link Removed and...

Link Removed - Invalid URL Download Scanner at Link Removed Microsoft has just released an on-demand anti-malware scanner called as The Microsoft Safety Scanner. MSS is a free downloadable security tool for the Windows user and provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and...

For the past couple of months, the "new" version of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool has been identified as an automatic update and then installs successfully each month. However, within minutues the automatic update tool tells me there is a new update to install and it lists the...

Hi everyone. As part of our usual cycle of monthly security updates, today Microsoft is releasing 17 bulletins addressing 40 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, SharePoint Server and Exchange. Two of those bulletins carry a Critical rating, while 14 are rated...

Money is the driving factor behind the rise of Computer Viruses, a security expert has calimed. The increasing amount of computer viruses being created can be attributed to money, it has been suggested. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, has claimed that organised...

Scareware pushers have upped their cheating techniques are and now offering live chat and localization for their deceptive products. Security researchers reveal that technical support is provided by real people. Scareware, also known as rogueware, refers to malicious applications that pose as...

I am attempting to clean up a friends HP PC which is running Vista 32 bit SP2. I believe she has contracted a piece of malware by clicking on a photo in facebook (Is this a picture of you?). One of the symptoms is preventing the computer installing updates for Vista and Defender. I have...

Hello All, I tried using my CD-ROM Drive, which would not read any of my cd's. I looked in the Device manager, where I found the following error message under CD-ROM drive: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for the drivers required for this device. A recent hardware or software...

Hi, I don't remember when this started, but whenever I boot my laptop it asks for my permission to run update.exe just after the start-up. When i click on Yes to allow it, it shows the following error message: "Run-time error 339: Component 'MSWINSCK.OCX' or one of its dependencies not...

So the one big thing that really bugs the heck outa me with Win7, is that it labels me as some malicous program. How would a computer think I'm being evil you may ask? Well go ahead and try and save an image from the internet by right clicking on it, and attempting to save it to a different...