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Microsoft, security vendor clash over Virtual PC bug PDF Print E-mail
Written by Knight Systems Incorporated, Ghana   
Thursday, 18 March 2010 06:50
No immediate plans to patch flaw that skirts Windows defenses, says Microsoft. A bug in Microsoft's software gives hackers a way to exploit virtual Windows machines which would be attack-proof if they were running on real hardware, a researcher said today.

The flaw is in some of Microsoft's virtualization software, including Windows XP Mode , the free add-on for Windows 7 that lets users of the newer OS run older applications in a virtual machine.

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IE zero-day exploit code goes public PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 12 March 2010 09:49
Expect attacks against unpatched browsers to gain momentum, say researchers. Exploit code for the unpatched bug in Internet Explorer was published on the Web yesterday, a step security pros said earlier would be the precursor to widespread attacks.

Israeli researcher Moshe Ben Abu used a clue in a Wednesday blog post by McAfee to grab an in-the-wild exploit, strip it of its obfuscations and use it to craft a working attack module for the popular Metasploit open-source penetration framework.

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Microsoft seeks browser comeback with IE 9 PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:07
Microsoft is expected to share details about Internet Explorer 9 at its upcoming MIX10 conference, and industry watchers say the forthcoming release could help the software giant put part of its embattled browser past behind it.Google Chrome chips away at Microsoft IE

"People love to hate Microsoft, and they are usually very techie types and early adopters that see flaws in engineering and strategy," says Sheri McLeish, an analyst covering information and knowledge management at Forrester Research. "Microsoft bundled IE with Windows, which added to its very long and dramatic history with the hubbub around Netscape, for example. But the browser market epitomizes the company's challenges as it looks to improve market share and faces a lot of dislike and distrust in terms of Microsoft's competitive nature."

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Excel vulnerabilities revealed on 'slower' Patch Tuesday PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:01
Following a heavy patch month in February, Microsoft Tuesday announced a lighter load of security bulletins for its users, but security experts say the potential impact is considerable if vulnerabilities aren't addressed.

Microsoft patches Excel, XP, Vista, W7, Virtual PC; leaves others holes alone

"Even though it is a slower month, it is still important to remember that these bulletins should be researched because next time it could be highly publicized vulnerabilities with IE," says Jason Miller, data and security team leader at Shavlik Technologies in St. Paul, Minn.

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Microsoft Pink phone reportedly exists, coming to Verizon PDF Print E-mail
Written by Knight Systems Incorporated, Ghana   
Friday, 05 March 2010 18:52
Pink, the long rumored Microsoft-branded (but not Microsoft-manufactured) phone(s) that features premium mobile services (think Zune) and has also been referred to as Zune phone, is all but officially confirmed now, thanks to leaked third-party marketing materials obtained by Gizmodo. Microsoft did not announce anything regarding the device when it showed off Windows Phone 7 Series, but these documents lay out a promotional plan for Pink in detail, and while they don't talk about specs or software details, they do shed some light on the upcoming mobile phone.
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