Archive for the 'Malware' Category
Users cannot rely on new Windows 7 safety features alone
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Recent tests have shown that Windows 7’s User Account Control did not catch seven out of ten malware items when run on the OS.
Windows 7 will nag users 29% less often, Microsoft claims
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009One of the most hated features of Windows Vista will be seen a third less often by users of the upcoming Windows 7, a Microsoft executive promised today. "You’ll see a lot fewer UAC prompts in Windows 7," said Paul Cooke, director of Windows 7 client enterprise security.
Conficker self updates, launches false infection alert
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009April 1 may not have turned into the D-day that some feared Conficker might create, but the newest version of the worm (Conficker.C) is still out in the wild with mischief on its mind. The malware’s creators released a new patch on April 7; the group obviously intends to continue its active war against security [...]
Conficker self updates, launches false infection alert
Saturday, April 11th, 2009April 1 may not have turned into the D-day that some feared Conficker might create, but the newest version of the worm (Conficker.C) is still out in the wild with mischief on its mind.
Microsoft Releases IE8, Stresses Security
Friday, March 20th, 2009Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google.
Microsoft Tightens Up Windows 7 UAC
Thursday, February 12th, 2009News Analysis. Microsoft can’t seem to win with User Account Control. Nagging prompts annoy Vista users. Windows 7 nags less, which some beta testers say isn’t enough to keep malware away. Now, the company has agreed to make changes in response to tester concerns.
Security architecture of Windows Vista, Part 2
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Part 1 did not cover how processes generally acquire their permissions and integrity levels. According to the Windows security model, which is known from Vista predecessors, a child process normally inherits the access token of its parent. Vista adds one bit to this process in the access token, TOKEN_MANDATORY_POLICY_NEW_PROCESS_MIN, which is set for normal users [...]
Security architecture of Windows Vista, Part 1
Thursday, January 24th, 2008The mainstay of a secure operating system is access protection - the undesirable activities of malware (from the internet etc.) can only be blocked by preventing a free-for-all. With the user account control of Windows Vista, Microsoft is attempting to make it more palatable for the user to work with restricted rights. But even the [...]
Vista attacked by 13-year-old virus
Thursday, September 20th, 2007A batch of laptops pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium was found to have been infected with a 13-year-old boot sector virus. Those of you with a long memory will vividly recall the year 1994: Nirvana’s lead singer Kurt Cobain died, South Africa held its first multi-racial elections, and Tony Blair became leader of the [...]
Windows Vista gets Ad-Aware
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Lavasoft now has Vista-compatible versions of its Ad-Aware 2007 anti-spyware line. The Free, Plus and Pro versions all now work with the 32bit version of Microsoft’s new OS. You can download the new version from the PC Advisor’s sister title PC World’s Download centre. Or, if you already have Ad-Aware installed, fire it up and [...]
