Security News

Is the Windows 10 controlled folder access anti-ransomware feature any good?
2017-10-25 12:30

With last week’s release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, users get a new feature aimed at stopping ransomware from encrypting their most important files. It’s called controlled folder access,...

BoundHook Hooking Is Invisible to Windows 10's PatchGuard
2017-10-19 18:29

A newly discovered hooking technique can go completely undetected by the current implementation of PatchGuard, CyberArk security researchers warn. read more

Hackers Can Execute Code on Windows via DNS Responses
2017-10-11 07:55

One of the 62 vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft with the October security updates is a critical Windows flaw that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a targeted machine via...

Bugs in Windows DNS client open millions of users to attack
2017-10-11 01:00

In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has included fixes for multiple critical memory corruption vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client, which could be exploited by attackers to gain access...

Microsoft Patches Critical Windows DNS Client Vulnerabilities
2017-10-10 18:00

Microsoft patched three memory corruption vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client that could be abused by a man-in-the-middle attacker to run arbitrary code.

Patching discrepancy between supported Windows versions puts users at risk
2017-10-09 18:46

Security improvements should be a welcome addition to all software, but if they are not also simultaneously backported into its older and still supported versions, they can put many users at risk....

Varied Patch Process by Microsoft Exposes Windows Users: Google Researcher
2017-10-09 18:38

Not all Windows releases receive the same treatment when it comes to security patches, leaving some users exposed to known vulnerabilities, security researchers from Google's Project Zero team...

Firefox Support for Windows XP and Vista Ends June 2018
2017-10-05 10:34

After annoucing in December 2016 that it plans to move Windows XP and Vista users to Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR), Mozilla this week announced that support for the two operating systems...

Monero Miner Infects Hundreds of Windows Servers
2017-09-29 12:38

Hundreds of servers have been infected with Monero mining malware after miscreants managed to exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, ESET warns. read more

Windows Defender Bypass Tricks OS into Running Malicious Code
2017-09-28 14:36

Researchers at CyberArk have devised a Windows Defender bypass that tricks the operating system into executing malicious code while Defender scans a benign file.