Today, Microsoft is pleased to announce the private preview of Link Removed, a security and threat information exchange platform for analysts and researchers working in cybersecurity. Interflow uses industry specifications to create an automated, machine-readable feed of threat and security...
The news on anti-virus death is greatly exaggerated. The right way to look at it is that antivirus is not, and may never have been, a sufficient means by which to protect the user against attack. But, for most users, it's still an important front-line defense.
One great advantage of Windows 8.1...
So I was looking through the Program Files (x86) file on my computer, and I stumble upon these strange "Surf and Keep" files.
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Should I be worried? Are these viruses? Trojans? Adware? Should I delete them? Any help will be appreciated.
For some reason, I just ran MBAM, even though it had only been a couple of days since I last ran it, and it found the malware shown in the screenshot:
I don't know what 4 of them are about, but trojan.banker caught my eye right away. I had MBAM delete them and am now also running a full scan...
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 12, 2013): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user opens or previews a specially crafted email...
Original release date: November 05, 2013 | Last revised: November 06, 2013
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows systems running Windows 7, Vista, and XP operating systems
Overview
US-CERT is aware of a malware campaign that surfaced in 2013 and is associated with an increasing number of...
Running win 7 with Microsoft Security Essentials.. No Problem, but I read somewhere that Microsoft was going to abandon Security essentials.. Should I switch or was it just a rumor.
I got a history of being hacked by the router of my family which is not owned by me and get harassed by my brothers. I got suspicions about an account in my windows in which I didn't create and is not available in C:\Users. I activated the account Administrator and I am in total control of...
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Revision Note: V1.0 (June 11, 2013): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and digital certificate handling in Windows. Over the course of months, Microsoft will continue to announce additional...
Revision Note: V1.0 (June 11, 2013): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and digital certificate handling in Windows. Over the course of months, Microsoft will continue to announce additional...
Revision Note: V1.0 (June 11, 2013): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update as part of ongoing efforts to improve cryptography and digital certificate handling in Windows. Over the course of months, Microsoft will continue to announce...
As my career in security response has grown over the years, I am often reminded of the words of Italian author Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa, who stated, “If we want everything to remain as it is, it will be necessary for everything to change.” There are some things that we wish to...
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Okay, so heres the deal. My computer was hit with the nasty Ukash virus the other day. So I tried tons of solutions that I could find online, but wasn't 100% successful. So in my haste, I swapped out one of the hard drives with a brand new and re-installed windows 7. Thought that fixed...
Hello there. As we prepare for September’s two security updates, we’d like to remind you about an important change to Windows’ certificate requirements included in Security Advisory 2661254 (Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length). In June, we began communicating this...
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