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Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 13 new security updates. Get the updates To download the updates, visit the Microsoft Update Web site . If you have automatic updating turned on, your computer
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There’s another scam making the rounds that promises to deliver an urgent security update from Microsoft. These e-mail messages attempt to lure you to Web sites to download spyware or other unwanted software. They may also include a file attachment that
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Today Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Security Essentials , a no cost beta version of a new kind of hassle-free security software designed for people who don’t want to spend too much time thinking about computer security. Download the beta. Sales of Microsoft’s
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In the last few weeks, the Internet has been rife with rumors about how the Conficker worm was set to explode (or at least release a mysterious payload) on April 1. April 1, 2009 is now in our rear view mirror and so far not much has changed. Microsoft
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I recently received the fraudulent e-mail message that's copied at the bottom of this post. It has all of the hallmarks of the classic e-mail scam: · It references “ my recent purchase, ” but I haven't purchased any tickets on Delta. · "Joe Abraham" did
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The new computer worm called Conficker has been in the news a lot lately. We'll admit that the reports can be confusing, even to us. But the most important fact about the Conficker worm is that it can be dangerous and you may be at risk if you or your
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Today Microsoft announced a US $250,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet. Microsoft recognizes that the Conficker worm is a criminal
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