Today is the second Tuesday of the month and that means it is Microsoft Patch Day. Microsoft is keeping a tight schedule when it comes to security patches. If they are not heavily exploited or very critical they are released on the second Tuesday of each month. Today’s patch day is already available via the [...]

Categories: Adobe, Microsoft, Security, Windows

Windows XP Service Pack 2 users may have noticed that the latest Microsoft out of band security patch released a few days ago was not offered for their operating system. Neither Windows Update, nor the direct download via Microsoft Downloads listed the security patch. Windows XP SP3 users, and newer Microsoft operating system users, were [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

An increase in attacks exploiting a recent vulnerability in LNK files in the Windows operating system, sparked the creation and imminent release of an out of band patch to protect PCs running Windows from those attacks. Until now, only workarounds were available to protect Windows systems from those attacks. This included a Microsoft Fix-IT solution, [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

A new Windows security vulnerability was disclosed a few days ago. The Windows Shell Vulnerability allows attackers to execute code with specifically prepared .lnk or .pif files. The security issue can be exploited automatically, by connecting a removable storage device to a Windows computer. It is also possible to exploit the issue through WebDav or [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

Rogue antivirus programs like Defense Center look on first glance as valid security software that protects a computer system from threats. On second glance though they usually displays non-existing infections deliberately, usually to convince the user to upgrade to a premium version to remove those infections or to buy another software that cleans them. Defense [...]

Categories: Security, Tutorials Basic

A recently discovered vulnerability in Windows Shell allows remote code execution on affected computer systems if exploited correctly. A security advisory that was posted yesterday on Microsoft’s Technet website confirms limited, targeted attacks that are exploiting a vulnerability in Windows Shell and the parsing of .lnk files. Attackers could exploit the vulnerability to infect Windows [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

A vulnerability in Windows Help and Support Center was discovered recently that could allow remote code execution on affected systems. Only Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are affected by it. Microsoft is aware of limited targeted attacks that exploit the vulnerability. These attacks use specially crafted links on web pages or email messages with [...]

Categories: Security, Windows

Microsoft has released security updates for their operating systems and applications. The June 2010 patch day consists of 10 security bulletins that fix a total of 34 30 different security vulnerabilities. The updates are already available via Windows Update but can also be downloaded from the Microsoft website in case they need to be deployed [...]

Categories: Security, Software, Windows

The Microsoft security updates for May 2010 are now available for download and installation. Microsoft has released a total of two security bulletins that fix vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Visual Basic. The maximum severity rating has been set to critical. The critical rating applies only to some operating systems and applications. [...]

Categories: Security, Windows