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CCleaner blacklisted by Microsoft Answers; Users cannot recommend the utility

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

CCleaner, one of the longest-established system cleaners has been blacklisted by Microsoft Answers. The exact reason for banning the freeware’s links is not known but it appears that the interfering of the utility with Microsoft Security policy might have prompted […]

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Security Baseline for Windows 10 v1903 and Windows Server v1903 released

By AshishMohta@TWC |

Microsoft has released the final Security Baseline for Windows 10 v1903 and Windows Server v1903.  Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit or MSCT allows enterprise security administrators to download, analyze, test, edit, and store Microsoft-recommended security configuration baselines for Windows and other […]

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Microsoft Office 365 is now more secure thanks to AMSI

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN |

Office 365 is now more secure than ever before due to recent changes by Microsoft. The changes are very welcomed because they make for a more secure experience. Therefore, users should have little to worry about. OK, so here’s the […]

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DDE feature in Microsoft Word disabled to avoid malware attacks

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

Microsoft is trying every bit to prevent malware attacks using its applications. As a part of this prevention, Microsoft recently disabled the DDE feature in Word. The discontinuation of DDE feature in Word is a part of the December 2017 […]

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Microsoft releases Security Baseline for Windows 10 v1709

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

To navigate a large number of controls and understand its core functions, all organizations require guidance on configuring various security features. Microsoft offers this guidance via its Security Baselines. The security configuration baseline settings for the latest version of Windows […]

Internet Explorer is leaking data to websites

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC |

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is reportedly leaking everything you type on the address bar. Security researcher Manuel Caballero first discovered this issue in the very latest version of Internet Explorer. Microsoft has not yet released a patch for this bug. IE […]

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Security Is A Priority says Microsoft, and details its Security process

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

Without even taking the name of the Russian antivirus company in a blog post, Microsoft has indirectly responded to Kaspersky, detailing its security process. The company posted a defense of their Windows Defender practices which has been a cause of […]

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Microsoft to end support for Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit

By AnandKhanse@TWC |

Microsoft is moving beyond the realm of a software that they launched 7 years ago – Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET). The company today announced that EMET was a path-breaking software in the early days but had been too slow […]

AdwCleaner acquired by Malwarebytes

By AnkitChawla@TWC |

Malwarebytes, the popular malware prevention and remediation company, today announced a complete acquisition of AdwCleaner, the free software that has been riding on its success within the last few months. AdwCleaner is one of the worlds most frequently downloaded tools for removing  Adware, […]

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Classic Shell is now safe to download again, after the hack

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

One of the main download mirrors of Classic Shell, a popular Windows freeware, was recently hacked for some 3 hours and was serving a hacked copy of the files. Classic Shell downloads on FossHub were trapped with an old-school software […]

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Microsoft Secure Blog will talk more about Microsoft Products & Security

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

Microsoft has always put in efforts to educate users about different products and also on the security front. Microsoft has done it through blogs and articles on various Microsoft and Windows portals. Recently, Microsoft also invests more than $1 billion […]

TeamViewer accounts getting hacked

TeamViewer enhances security; rolls out 2 new features

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

TeamViewer appears to be in the denial mode over the recent controversy that revealed its customers’ accounts were hacked. The service suggested that the issue was related to the recent leak of account information from MySpace and Tumblr. In an […]

MySpace and Tumblr hit by a ‘Mega breach’

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC |

Social networks MySpace and Tumblr faced a major Data Breach. BBC recently reported that a total of 65,469,298 Tumblr accounts and over 360 million MySpace account details are offered for sale online. This is the second case of data breach […]

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May Office 365 security and compliance update released

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC |

Office 365 security and compliance update for the month of May has been rolled out. While Office 365 team has already gained a worldwide accreditation for upholding the highest cloud security standards, they are still working on new security features, […]

SourceForge to stop Installer bundles after its acquisition

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC |

SourceForge Media has finally decided to end DevShare program as a “first order of business.” Slashdot and SourceForge businesses, together known as ‘Slashdot Media were sold to BIZX, LLC by DHI Group, Inc. earlier this year. The deal was completed […]

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Microsoft launches new Windows 10 Security website

By AnkitGupta@TWCN |

Microsoft recently launched new Windows 10 Security platform to combat the latest virus and malware threats. On the Windows for Business website, Microsoft mentions all aspects related to the latest Windows 10 Security platform. In order to incorporate latest security […]

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SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer will now stop Drive-By-Downloads

By AnandKhanse@TWC |

Microsoft’s SmartScreen Filter, the system that has been offering protection to users from internet based attacks since last 8 years has now evolved into a more powerful tool with capabilities to block web-based attacks that silently abuse software vulnerabilities to […]

Windows Phone Store becomes a target for scammers

By MahitHuilgol@TWC |

It seems that it is not just Android Play store that is plagued by fake and malicious apps. Avast has uncovered a handful of fake apps from the Windows Store and the list of application includes popular services like Facebook, Messenger, […]

Teenagers accused of launching DDoS attacks on Microsoft arrested

By HemantSaxena@TWCN |

A group of six teenagers from around the UK were arrested and later released on bail on suspicion of launching cyber attacks against popular services like Sony Online Entertainment and others using Lizard Stresser DDoS tool. The primary targets of […]

Microsoft Security Updates available as ISO-9660 DVD5 image files

By VasudevG@TWC |

Microsoft Security Updates have been made available by Microsoft as ISO-9660 DVD5 image files. One can download over 10 years of Microsoft Security Updates in ISO-9660 DVD5 image files. These are obtained as per monthly basis, and contain security updates […]