In line with its advance notification, Microsoft issued 2 security updates, fixing flaws in Windows and Office. The company also warned about a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Replacing PDFs with dodgy Flash files has become a new cybercriminal tactic.
Microsoft is planning to deliver 2 security updates on March 9, addressing a total of 8 vulnerabilities.
Howard Schmidt, cybersecurity advisor to President Obama, announced the launch of a new web page, proving the commitment of the US government to its transparent cybersecurity strategy.
After revising its logic, Microsoft has resumed offering the patch that could crash infected systems.
Flaws that allowed Google attack are widespread, says Veracode.
Microsoft is investigating an unpatched bug in VBScript that hackers could exploit to plant malware on Windows XP machines running Internet Explorer.
Applying one of Microsoft's February security updates can cause certain infected Windows XP machines to crash with blue death. The good news is that the malware is detected by several antivirus products -- among them those of VirusBuster.
Microsoft reported a fake antivirus program, which imitates its free Microsoft Security Essentials software.