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 […]

Windows 10 suggests you move away from WMP to the Movies and TV app

By Karan Khanna | March 9, 2018

Microsoft is working hard to get its Windows 10 customers to shift from using its Windows Media Player software to the Movie and TV app. The software has been a mainstay of Windows for many iterations, and it seems it […]

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 […]

All editions of Windows 10 will now get Windows 10 S

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 9, 2018

Recently, the Windows team disclosed its plans for Windows 10 S on Twitter. According to these tweets, Windows 10 in S mode will be offered to all Windows 10 editions very soon. You will now be to buy a new […]

Azure for Students – New Cloud computing service for Students

By AnandKhanse@TWC | March 4, 2018

Today, cloud computing competency is a hard skillset that most recruiting firms desire their employees to be equipped with. As such, Microsoft has stepped up to the challenge of bracing the upcoming job seekers with cloud computing. Yes, Microsoft via […]

Microsoft aims to help the blind with Soundscape for iOS devices

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 2, 2018

Previously we have seen Microsoft release a new app that would help the visually impaired people to experience the world around them. This app was called Seeing AI. This app made use of the camera of the iOS device and […]

Driver Security Guidance offers access to information on enhancing driver security

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 1, 2018

Device drivers require frequent updates. As such, manufacturers periodically update device drivers to add functionality or enhance driver performance. You can get to your device drivers to check for updates in multiple ways. For instance, you can open Device Manager […]

Microsoft announces new initiatives to deliver intelligent Health with AI and Cloud

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 1, 2018

Microsoft has killed their most famous health-related product called as Microsoft Band long ago now. But they have not yet stopped the contribution from them for the health care industry. Microsoft has recently announced a number of projects to deliver […]

Microsoft and Xiaomi jointly sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 28, 2018

A joint agreement between Microsoft and Xiaomi (Chinese electronics and software company) will likely see both working together on key technologies of future – Artificial Intelligence and Cloud computing. Yes, based on the signing of a strategic MoU, Xiaomi and […]

Microsoft starts making paid Fonts available in the Microsoft Store

By Karan Khanna | February 28, 2018

Microsoft has been quietly preparing a new version of Windows 10 that is due to be released in the very near future (anticipated in April) and is codenamed Redstone 4. Under the new update, it is predicted that Microsoft will […]

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 […]

Be My Eyes app lends tech support via Microsoft Disability Answer Desk

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 23, 2018

Apart from helping its customers become more productive and achieve more, Microsoft’s mission is to empower people with disabilities. In pursuance of this objective, the company has partnered with a Danish startup – Be My Eyes to provide technical assistance […]

New Microsoft Surface Pro released in India at Rs 64,999

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 23, 2018

Microsoft has just released the fifth generation of Surface Pro in India. Priced at Rs 64,999 it replaces Surface Pro 4 which was launched in India 2016. That being said the all-new Surface Pro retains some of the older bits […]

Microsoft will now support email addresses in Indian languages

By Karan Khanna | February 22, 2018

Microsoft appears to be the first large tech company to understand the growth that’s happening in India’s tech world. An announcement by the Redmond giant signals their intention to allow support for addresses in several Indian languages. The news 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 […]

A Telugu (Indian Vernacular) character can crash iPhone

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 17, 2018

I use an Apple iPhone 7 as my daily driver, and despite being an accomplished device, the iPhone (or rather the iOS in general) does get rundown by bugs. Last year around there was a bug which shut down the […]

Microsoft for Startups program unveiled

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 17, 2018

Microsoft has reinforced its commitment towards providing startups with a mix of marketing help, technology and more by launching Microsoft for Startups program. Earlier too, the software giant had been encouraging startups via several initiatives like BizSpark credits for Azure, […]

Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 get Windows Defender ATP support

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 13, 2018

Microsoft has been striving hard to make the Windows 10 as safe and secure as possible. With the cyberthreats looming large it only makes sense for Microsoft to take the initiative and help people stay safe and secure. Windows Defender […]

Microsoft & Fujitsu working together to bring PalmSecure authentication to Windows devices

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 12, 2018

Windows Hello which offers Windows 10 users a unique way to log into their devices and applications using a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition may soon become a thing of the past. Yes, the company has partnered with Fujitsu […]

Google Drive Comment functionality extended to Microsoft Files

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 12, 2018

Lately, the gap between different platforms is immensely shrinking. Google has now announced that it will be extending the Google Drive’s comment capabilities to Microsoft files, PDFs and images. With this functionality in place, users will be able to comment […]

Google will soon start marking HTTP pages as “Non-Secure”

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 12, 2018

Google Chrome has been pushing the websites to migrate to the more secure HTTPS encryption as opposed to the current HTTP encryption. Starting from now the browser will mark all the websites on HTTP as “Non-secure.” Remember the padlock icon […]

Mozilla writes an open letter on AADHAR and India’s data privacy laws

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 12, 2018

Ever since its inception, Aadhaar has been embroiled in running battles with an assorted group of privacy and rights activists. They fear the huge biometric database is susceptible to the threat of information leak. Moreover, it has few or no […]

Microsoft takes a potshot at Google Drive, Box and Dropbox with free OneDrive switch offer

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 8, 2018

Microsoft seems to be bullish once again with its cloud offering. This time around the company has taken a potshot at its competitors with the new OneDrive offer. Yes, Microsoft has decided to go at loggerheads with its competitors like […]

Microsoft Edge and Windows 10 now support Progressive Web Apps

By AyushVij@TWCN | February 8, 2018

Microsoft has always been a victim of not having much useful and updated apps in their Microsoft Store. Now, in order to overcome this Microsoft is using a new strategy and bringing support for Progressive Web Apps (PWA) on Microsoft […]