Archive for the 'Windows Defender' Category
Microsoft issues first Vista bug fix
Friday, February 16th, 2007Microsoft has issued 12 security bulletins addressing 20 vulnerabilities in Windows, including the first patch for a shipping component of Windows Vista since January’s consumer launch. Among the patches in the monthly update is a fix for a critical vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine for Windows Vista. The component powers the Windows Defender [...]
Webroot: Vista Defender stops only 16% of spyware
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Users who put their faith in Vista’s new security features and Microsoft’s Windows Defender antispyware product may find themselves under attack from spyware all the same, according to the results of a study by Webroot, a leading antispyware vendor and Microsoft competitor. On Thursday, the company released the results of what it claimed was a [...]
10 things you should know about Defender in Windows Vista
Thursday, January 25th, 2007Windows Vista comes with a built-in anti-spyware application called Windows Defender, to help you protect your computer against malicious software designed to gather information about you and your system for the purpose of advertising or even identity theft. Defender is an integral part of Vista’s heightened security. Here are 10 things you need to know [...]
