Security News

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.

"Illusion Gap" Attack Bypasses Windows Defender
2017-09-28 14:06

Windows Defender detection can be bypassed by tricking the antivirus application into scanning a different file or nothing at all, CyberArk Labs reveals. read more

Maintaining Windows 10 security tops list of enterprise challenges
2017-09-21 12:30

Companies are experiencing significant challenges in their attempts to keep their endpoints secure. Maintaining Windows 10 security topped the list of challenges with over half of respondents to...

Microsoft: Windows getting more stable, faster, and lasting longer on battery
2017-09-21 00:26

Even as Windows 10 users grow, support calls are declining.

Avast Distributed Trojanized CCleaner Windows Utility
2017-09-18 18:48

Millions of Users at Risk as Developer Piriform Issues Fixed UpdatesFor one month, the installer for a widely used, free Windows utility called CCleaner also installed a malicious payload that was...

Windows 10 Users to Get Improved Privacy Controls
2017-09-18 14:41

The upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will bring enhanced privacy controls to both consumers and commercial customers, Microsoft says. read more

Unpatched Windows Kernel Bug Could Help Malware Hinder Detection
2017-09-18 01:19

A 17-year-old programming error has been discovered in Microsoft's Windows kernel that could prevent some security software from detecting malware at runtime when loaded into system memory. The...

Windows 10 to Give More Control Over App-level Permissions
2017-09-14 02:15

Microsoft has been gradually changing its privacy settings in Windows 10 with the Fall Creators Update to give its users more controls over their data. In April, Microsoft addressed some initial...