Posts tagged under "Microsoft"

Windows Vista never quite caught on the way that Microsoft had hoped. The User Account Control (UAC) feature, which was supposed to enhance security by prompting users before allowing many programs to open, instead proved such an annoyance that users simply shut it off – leaving them more...
After years of reminders to run system scans and update your virus and malware definitions, you may finally be performing these tasks with some regularity. However, while you're busy installing updates to your browser and your security settings, make sure you're not forgetting to update Adobe...
In the second month of a campaign against fake security software, Microsoft has booted the rogue application "Antivirus 2009" from almost 400,000 PCs, the company recently claimed. December's version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), a free utility that Microsoft pushes to Windows...