WINDOWS LIVE SAFETY CENTER

Jan 22, 2006 | security, web_services

Here’s a web site that may come in handy: Microsoft’s new Safety Center lets you run free scans for viruses and other malicious software. It also includes maintenance tools for defragging and cleaning up your disk.If a virus gets onto your system somehow...

MICROSOFT ISSUES PATCH FOR WMF FLAW

Jan 5, 2006 | security, WinXP

Microsoft has issued a patch for the WMF vulnerability that surfaced last week. Here’s an article about the early release and here’s Microsoft’s updated security bulletin.Everyone should go to Windows Update and install all “high...

ANTIVIRUS VENDORS CATCH UP TO WMF BUG

Jan 4, 2006 | security

The major antivirus programs – Windows OneCare, Symantec, McAfee, and more – now catch malicious files exploiting the Windows WMF vulnerability. Here’s an article about the tests done by an independent lab.If you’re running a standalone version...

WMF EXPLOIT – MORE INFO

Jan 4, 2006 | security

If you want to stay up to date, Brian Krebs maintains a blog on computer security at the Washington Post where he’s reporting daily developments in the race to get a patch against the WMF exploit.

WMF WINDOWS VULNERABILITY

Jan 3, 2006 | security

Windows computers are under attack from a previously unknown security vulnerability in WMF code. “WMF” is a file format that’s been used for more than ten years; although it appears to be a format for images, similar to “JPG” or...

WINDOWS ONECARE LIVE

Nov 30, 2005 | OneCare, security

Microsoft’s antivirus program, Windows OneCare Live, is now open for general beta testing by anyone running Windows XP with Service Pack 2. Go to the Live.com web site (http://ideas.live.com/) and click on Windows OneCare Live Beta / Sign Up.This is a...