Tag Archives: Microsoft

Six security updates for Windows in March

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Mich Kabay

March has a relatively quiet pleisterdag for Microsoft. The software giant gives every second Tuesday of the month of security updates for Windows. This time six, of which only one criticism. The critical flaw is in the Remote Desktop Protocol … Continue reading →

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Resources : Multimedia files

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Robert

 Don’t blame Microsoft (streaming video) “Bill Gates doesn’t sell antivirus software — so don’t blame Microsoft for your virus woes. Go out and buy a better antivirus product.” Vmyths.com editor Rob Rosenberger created this 11-minute video in May 2000, soon … Continue reading →

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Microsoft and Kaspersky Kelihos clear that has not “risen”

Posted on February 7, 2012 by isabella

Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab have denied that the Kelihos botnet, also known as Hlux, spam has returned after having been disabled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab in September last year. The botnet had infected about 41,000 computers, which used for … Continue reading →

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The creator of the botnet Kelihos, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, worked for an antivirus company

Posted on February 5, 2012 by isabella

Digital Crimes Unit Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Russian Andrey N. Sabelnikov, being responsible for the operations of the botnet Kelihos, shot down by the company earlier this year. It is the first defendant in the case but, unlike … Continue reading →

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Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Yahoo to fight spam together

Posted on January 31, 2012 by isabella

Spam is one of the biggest problems the Internet today, and millions of users who receive advertising or offers of unwanted products and services of networks that can reach gigabytes and gigabytes send information in minutes. Large corporations have always … Continue reading →

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Microsoft has exposed a bounty for information on Rustock operators

Posted on July 21, 2011 by lindsay

Microsoft is trying with all means available to him, the erstwhile backers to make the botnet Rustock find. The software giant has suspended $ 250,000 for information leading to those behind, which to the arrest of the masterminds behind one … Continue reading →

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Hackers crack 64-bit Safari and IE 8, Chrome remains untouched

Posted on March 16, 2011 by John Hasib

Apple recently stuffed 60 security leaks On the Pwn2Own Competition in Vancouver to meet hackers from around the world and sometimes take the browser Google, Apple or Microsoft to the target. This time the attacks were on the first day, … Continue reading →

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BSA pays largest award for copyright infringement information and settles with offender

Posted on June 1, 2005 by John Hasib

Following a phone call to its Software Crimeline (0800 510 510) the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has made the largest single reward payout of £2,500 to a UK resident and as a result of the information received has settled a … Continue reading →

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Wscript/AM-Exploit

Posted on April 2, 2005 by John Hasib

Virus Characteristics This exploit is also known as “Stealthbomb”. This exploit is more than a proof of concept attack method. This exploit shows how an HTML formatted medium such as a web page, newsgroup posting or other similar display mechanism … Continue reading →

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