Category Archives: security

? A temporary Fixit was released on Tuesday by Microsoft as a workaround for a critical unpatched Windows Shell vulnerability. The security bulletin issued on Friday warned users of a 0-day vulnerability in the Windows Shell. An error in the … Continue reading

The Beta release of Security Essentials has been announced by Microsoft. It?s available now and has a new protection engine and inspection system. It also includes the following: Windows Firewall integration ? During setup, Microsoft Security Essentials will now ask … Continue reading

My Mum got a call this weekend from an lady claiming to be from Microsoft. She said that she had detected some corruption on my Mum?s PC that needed to be treated immediately. So my Mum trotted up stairs, turned … Continue reading

In a recent blog post George Stathakopoulos of Microsoft Security suggested that they have seen some limited but targeted attacks against a small number of businesses. Clients still using Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0 are advised to upgrade their browsers as soon as possible. Continue reading

Microsoft Security Essentials is now out and available as a full product (it has been in beta for some time but is now complete). The product provides a real-time protection solution for your PC that helps guard it against viruses, spyware and other malicious software. This is a FREE product…. Continue reading