Malware City/News

Jul
23

Microsoft issues tool to repel Windows shortcut attacks

Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
Like manual workaround recommended last week, it leaves Windows nearly unusable

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Malware City/News

Apr
23

Microsoft wins piracy case against Chinese company

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Microsoft won a Chinese court case over pirated software used by a local insurance company, scoring a point in its ongoing fight against intellectual property violations in China.

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Malware City/News

Feb
22

Microsoft investigates Hotmail privacy breach

Filed Under: AWARDS
A statement issued by Microsoft revealed that the company is looking into reports that some users of its Hotmail service were accidentally shown other users' inboxes when attempting to access their mail through their mobile phone.

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Malware City/News

Dec
8

BitDefender Releases ‘Conficker – One Year After’ Whitepaper

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
‘Conficker – One Year After’ details how the Conficker worm has spread since 2008 and how it could become a bigger threat in 2010

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Malware City/News

Oct
8

Up to 20,000+ Windows Live Hotmail account details leaked online

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Microsoft has confirmed that the access credentials of "several thousand" European Windows Live Hotmail accounts have been leaked and made accessible on the internet.

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Malware City/News

Sep
28

Microsoft warns of Google's Chrome plug-in

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
For security reasons, Microsoft has advised against installing Google's Chrome Frame, a plug-in that allows Chrome's rendering engine to be used inside of Internet Explorer.

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