Microsoft takes aim at malware
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Microsoft is developing a product to remove adware and malicious software from PCs, the company&#39;s chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates has revealed.
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Microsoft Corp. yesterday released an unusually large number of software security updates to fix flaws in its products, some of which could be exploited to remotely take over computers running the Windows operating system.
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Microsoft said it plans to offer tools based on Giant&#39;s technology that will help protect Windows PCs from spyware and other deceptive software.
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Microsoft release today of two free security tools aimed at helping users remove spyware and other malicious code puts the company one step closer to directly competing with the industry's major security vendors.
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The fine art of pulling numbers from your nether regions After much waiting by end users, and a lot of hoping from interested Information Security watchers, Microsoft has finally added detection for the Storm Trojan (Nuwar, Zhelatin, etc) to its Malicious Software Removal Tool. The most recent update, released on September 11th, included detection for this malicious software, and the early results are not quite what most people were expecting.â¦
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Microsoft has issued a software tool that scans users&#39; computers to help them find software that may be affected by a recently discovered vulnerability in the way many Windows programs process JPEG files.
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Security firms are warning about a clever Windows virus called Bofra that has started circulating on the net.
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Microsoft has begun giving all computer users early warning of security problems with its products, after drawing criticism for a similar program that only gave such warnings to some of its largest customers.
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A clever Windows virus called Bofra has started circulating on the net.
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For the past few years, viruses have attacked Microsoft&#39;s operating system, Web browser or e-mail programs seemingly on a weekly basis.
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A remote attacker could take complete control over computers running many versions of Microsoft software by inserting malicious code in a JPEG image that executes through an unchecked buffer
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Despite recent security patches, worms to attack Windows could be in the works.
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Virus writers and hackers may be able to sidestep Microsoft's big fix.
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Over the past month, a new type of malicious software has emerged, using a decades-old technique to hide itself from antivirus software.
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Earlier this year Microsoft released a major security update for Windows XP, which was designed to strengthen the operating systemâs defences against attack from viruses and hackers.
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Microsoft on Thursday released a free trial copy of antispyware software it purchased last month, marking the company's entry into the fast-growing market for products that block surreptitious snooping programs, and promised monthly releases of tools to stop new malicious software.
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Really fighting fire with fire Microsoft is pushing improved malware defences as a reason to shift over to Vista.â¦