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Microsoft Fixes 66 Bugs in April Patch Tuesday Release
2018-04-10 21:16

Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday release includes fixes for 66 bugs, 24 of which are rated critical.

Microsoft Patches Two Dozen Critical Flaws in Windows, Browsers
2018-04-10 19:28

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for April 2018 resolve a total of 66 vulnerabilities, including nearly two dozen critical issues affecting Windows and the company’s web browsers. read more

Quant Loader Trojan Spreads Via Microsoft URL Shortcut Files
2018-04-10 14:48

Researchers are warning of a new email phishing campaign that launches a trojan capable of distributing ransomware and stealing passwords.

Microsoft Office 365 Gets Built-in Ransomware Protection and Enhanced Security Features
2018-04-06 14:51

Ransomware has been around for a few years, but it has become an albatross around everyone's neck, targeting big businesses, hospitals, financial institutions and individuals worldwide and...

Microsoft Adds New Security Features to Office 365
2018-04-05 18:50

Microsoft today announced new protections for Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal subscribers, aimed at helping them recover files, protect data, and defend against malware. Courtesy of the...

Easily exploited flaw in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine allows total system compromise
2018-04-05 18:15

A critical and extremely easily exploitable vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE) has been patched through an out-of-band security update pushed out by Microsoft on...

Critical Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
2018-04-04 15:24

An update released this week by Microsoft for its Malware Protection Engine patches a vulnerability that can be exploited to take control of a system by placing a malicious file in a location...

Microsoft's Windows 7 Meltdown fixes from January, February made PCs MORE INSECURE
2018-04-01 00:00

You'll want to install the March update. Like right now – if you can avoid broken networking Microsoft's January and February security fixes for Intel's Meltdown processor vulnerability opened up...

Microsoft patches patch for Meltdown bug patch: Windows 7, Server 2008 rushed an emergency fix
2018-04-01 00:00

If at first you don't succeed, you're Redmond Microsoft today issued an emergency security update to correct a security update it issued earlier this month to correct a security update it issued...

Mad March Meltdown! Microsoft's patch for a patch for a patch may need another patch
2018-04-01 00:00

If at first, er, second, ah, third, no, fourth, you fail, sadly, you're probably Redmond Updated Days after Microsoft released its third attempt at a fix for the Meltdown security vulnerability in...