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As happened recently with WannaCrypt, we again face a malicious attack in the form of ransomware, Petya. In early reports, there was a lot of conflicting information reported on the attacks, including conflation of unrelated and misleading pieces of data, so Microsoft teams mobilized to...

Looks like EMET is coming back as a built-in feature in the fall creators update. I've personally always used it as a free added security measure. Like other security software it's not bullet proof and there have been bypasses, but it does a good job of protecting against common avenues used...

Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. By default, Windows 10 receives these updates automatically, and for customers running previous versions, we recommend they turn on automatic updates as a best practice. More information about...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (May 8, 2017): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to inform customers that an update to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine addresses a security vulnerability that was reported to Microsoft. Continue...

Hey guys! I am a non tech guy. So please pardon me if my question looks silly. I am currently using a windows 7 laptop. It’s a 3 year old system. Last week it got infected by some virus and malwares and I had to reinstall the OS. A few data including some photos, docs, music and game files were...

Today, Microsoft triaged a large release of exploits made publicly available by Shadow Brokers. Understandingly, customers have expressed concerns around the risk this disclosure potentially creates. Our engineers have investigated the disclosed exploits, and most of the exploits are already...

Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. More information about this month’s security updates can be found on the Link Removed. MSRC team Continue reading...

Today, we released an Adobe Flash Player security update to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. More information about these updates can be found on the Link Removed. MSRC team Continue reading...

Our top priority is to provide the best possible experience for customers in maintaining and protecting their systems. This month, we discovered a last minute issue that could impact some customers and was not resolved in time for our planned updates today. After considering all options, we...

I have recently upgraded my new ( 1 year old) laptop from Windows 8 to 10. The laptop came with a free trial McAfee antivirus package. I paid for a year extension to this and am due in a months time to pay for another years protection. However I am wondering if using Windows 10 whether I can use...

Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s Link Removed and Link Removed can be found in the Security...

What's the best Anti Virus software to use? Free of course. This is my gaming PC so I'll be downloading, installing a lot of games, mods and so on. Sorry if this is the wrong section. Thanks.

Here's is a free software for ransomware......read the full article. RansomFree is the free program that protects your PC against ransomware Here's the link to the software.... Link Removed

My cousin told me about a card he is using to block all viruses and malware called SafeClix, I was wondering if anyone has heard of it and your experiences. Thanks.

Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Click here to enter text. Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for October 2016. Continue reading...

Severity Rating: Moderate Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker successfully convinces a user of an affected system to visit a...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted...

don't get suckered into the imitation software … always go directly to the source … in this case www.malwarebytes.com . yep, another new ransomware variant is making the rounds … trying to pass itself off as legitimate software. supposedly the filename is...

Recently Bigbearjedi and I began a conversation in another thread about our beliefs on how ordinary users can stay protected in today's very difficult climate of ransomware and encryption laced infections so lets share our beliefs as we both have active businesses and tell everyone how we...

Today we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s Link Removed can be found in the Security TechNet Library...