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Windows Defender AV has once again achieved 100% Protection scores

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | August 2, 2018

Any Windows user, facing challenges in the online world can receive quick emergency assistance from Windows Defender AV. The product offers flawless protection and its experts offer help against any real threat confronting security programs on the Internet. A recent […]

Chrome’s new Site Isolation feature will consume 13% more resources

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | July 17, 2018

Looking at how things are now, it should be clear that Spectre is a major problem on the web and for web browsers. The good news is, tech giants are doing a lot to combat this problem, and the latest […]

Norton Safe Web extension for Microsoft Edge released

By AyushVij@TWCN | July 12, 2018

Windows 10 is already up in the game with all the latest and greatest security features yet. But people tend to not trust these first-party measures from Microsoft. Windows Defender comes inbuilt with Windows 10 and protects the users with […]

Download Bomb strikes again, Microsoft Edge Browser deemed safe

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | July 6, 2018

Last year Google had addressed a deadly exploit that could be carried on its Chrome browser. The “Download bomb” exploit was mostly used by tech scammers to make sure that users will fall prey to their trap. Sadly this issue […]

VirusTotal Monitor launched to mitigate the false positives

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 28, 2018

Antivirus software is considered to be efficient when it produces minimum false positives. In fact, it is the most important feature that an antivirus program must possess. False positives are nothing but the virus scan results which wrongly indicate that […]

Andy OS Android Emulator accused of installing GPU Miner without user permission

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | June 22, 2018

The meteoric rise in the price of Cryptocurrency has hurled the technology into public view. After Bitcoin touched an all-time high this January the spotlight of the media and everyone else was on the cryptocurrency ecosystem. That being said, Miner […]

Microsoft can use Integrated Graphics for malware scanning with Intel’s new Technology

By AyushVij@TWCN | April 24, 2018

Intel feature recently announced a new Threat Detection Technology that builds upon silicon-level functionality. This feature, called as Accelerated Memory Scanning, will be helping Microsoft in improving the detection and fixing of advanced cyber threats and exploits. Intel Accelerated Memory Scanning […]

Microsoft introduces Windows Defender System Guard Runtime Attestation

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 22, 2018

Microsoft has been striving to help users be in control of their own devices. They have also been working on introducing new features that would help users know the security health of their Windows system. It is very crucial that […]

Microsoft and 33 other globally leading tech companies join hands to fight cyberattacks

By AyushVij@TWCN | April 19, 2018

Microsoft recently announced Azure Sphere, a new solution for companies building IoT based products. Now, there is another news coming from RSA 2018 Conference. Thirty-four global technology companies including Microsoft, Dell, Facebook, Nokia, VMware, etc., have signed a Cybersecurity Tech […]

Microsoft Outlook flaw let hackers steal your Windows password

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | April 16, 2018

A vulnerability has been detected in Microsoft Outlook that risks users credentials being hacked by attackers. Discovered by Will Dormann of the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC), the vulnerability allows hackers to steal user’s Windows password just by having the target […]

Google bars cryptocurrency mining Chrome extensions

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | April 6, 2018

Google has banned all Chrome extensions manufactured to mine cryptocurrency from its Chrome web store with immediate effect. The company said that there has been a rise in the malicious extensions being registered on the Chrome store. These banned browser […]

Microsoft releases patch to fix the patch that fixed the Meltdown flaw

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 30, 2018

A few months ago, computer systems worldwide were detected vulnerable to attacks named Meltdown and Spectre. All the companies like Microsoft and Intel issued patches for their devices and fix this vulnerability. Maybe because of this rush, Microsoft issued a […]

Security fixes for the Meltdown vulnerability actually made Windows 7 less secure

By Karan Khanna | March 29, 2018

It appears that Microsoft’s patches earlier in 2018 for the Meltdown flaw actually caused Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 to be less secure. In better news for those who still use either of the older operating systems, a March […]

BranchScope is the latest vulnerability for CPUs made by Intel

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 29, 2018

A team of researchers from College of William & Mary, University of California Riverside, Carnegie Mellon University of Qatar and Binghamton University demoed a new attack named BranchScope that Intel CPUs are vulnerable to. They demoed this vulnerability to the CPUs […]

Microsoft tells why Windows Defender is the most deployed solution in enterprise

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 29, 2018

Microsoft provides users of Windows 10 with Windows Defender built in. They say that 96% of the malware are polymorphic. This means that it is experienced by a single user and a single device before gets replaced by another one. […]

Windows Defender features demo site launched

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 28, 2018

Microsoft has launched a demo site demonstrating Windows defender features that allow users to test Windows Defender capabilities in real time. The demo site contains several Antivirus protection tests with built-in demonstration files and steps for users to test. Test […]

Microsoft is already tackling the rise in Cryptocurrency related cybercrimes

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 15, 2018

The exponential rise in the value of the cryptocurrency has many sides to it. While most of us are impressed with the futuristic technology, the flip-side of cryptocurrency cannot be ignored. Cybercriminals are leaving no stones unturned when it comes […]

Behavior monitoring & Machine learning capabilities behind Windows Defender successful Dofoil diffuse

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 13, 2018

Microsoft’s homegrown security antivirus Windows Defender recently prevented a major coin mining malware epidemic, Dofoil. It successfully blocked more than 80,000 instances of several sophisticated trojans that exhibited advanced cross-process injection techniques, persistence mechanisms, and evasion methods. Windows Defender successful […]

Windows Defender AV achieves a perfect score in the latest AVT Protection test

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 12, 2018

Windows Defender AV has achieved a perfect score in the latest AVT Protection test. The test was performed in two months, namely November and December. The test results came out 100% in both Real World and Prevalent malware tests in […]

Windows Defender just prevented a dangerous crypto mining malware epidemic

By AnandKhanse@TWC | March 12, 2018

Windows Defender recently prevented a crypto mining malware epidemic from spreading to millions of PCs across the World. The trojan, known by the name – Dofoil or Smoke Loader, had plans to deliver a range of coin miner payload on […]

McAfee acquires TunnelBear, a leading consumer VPN company

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 12, 2018

TunnelBear is known for its products like the TunnelBear VPN and the recently launched TunnelBear password manager. The latest news is that McAfee has closed the acquisition of TunnelBear and with this, the former is aiming to enhance its Advanced […]

Researchers bypass Windows Login Screen using Cortana; Microsoft fixes the vulnerability

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 9, 2018

Password has always been the first line of defence when it comes to protecting our computers, smartphones or any other electronic devices. While newer laptops are offering authentication features like the fingerprint sensor and Windows Hello, the password is still […]

Windows Analytics will make your PC more secure now

By AyushVij@TWCN | February 28, 2018

Recently we reported about Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities that were really terrifying as they took advantage of an architecture based flaw in different processors. These vulnerabilities were present in the chip no matter what architecture, generation, brand or platform based […]

Annabelle is a dud Ransomware

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 24, 2018

In the past couple of years, we have seen a range of Ransomware making rounds on the internet. Strangely enough, this also included a Ransomware that faked encrypting files and pulled a bluff. While the intent of most ransomware is […]

uTorrent bug allows attackers to control your computer remotely

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 22, 2018

uTorrent is arguably the most popular BitTorrent client. The app allows users to connect to a peer-to-peer network and download/share files. In a recent turn of events, it is discovered that two versions of uTorrent are found susceptible to attacks. […]

How Windows Defender’s Artificial Intelligence stopped the malware outbreak

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | February 18, 2018

Ever imagined that a new malware attack stopped in its tracks by Artificial Intelligence? This possibility is brought to life by Microsoft with its antivirus, Windows Defender. According to a blog on Microsoft Secure, Windows Defender AV’s layered machine learning […]

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