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Microsoft’s Edge over Popups (and Google Chrome)
Following up on our previous blog, How to Stop the Popups, McAfee Labs saw a sharp decrease in the number...
Microsoft Urges Customers to Update Windows as Soon as Possible
What happened Microsoft has shipped an emergency security update affecting most Windows users. This update partially addresses a security vulnerability known as PrintNightmare that could allow...
Microsoft Kills Potential Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Office (CVE-2017-8630)
Recently the McAfee IPS Research Team informed Microsoft about a potential remote code execution vulnerability in Office 2016 that McAfee...
Microsoft Discovers Malware in Word Files! Here’s What You Need to Know
Microsoft Word is omnipresent. Students use it for their academic careers and office workers, well, office workers pretty much live...
Microsoft Cortana Allows Browser Navigation Without Login: CVE-2018-8253
A locked Windows 10 device with Cortana enabled on the lock screen allows an attacker with physical access to the device to do two kinds of unauthorized browsing.
Microsoft Agrees: Home Users Need More than Antivirus Alone
After years of telling users that Microsoft Security Essentials was enough to protect their PCs from security threats, Microsoft has...
Messenger Rooms: New Video Chat Option is Fun But Has Risks
One of the many things we’ve learned during this season of being homebound is that video chats with friends can...
Meltdown and Spectre Aren’t Done Just Yet – New Malware Uses Exploits to Attack Browsers
We kicked off 2018 with two powerful new exploits: Meltdown and Spectre. And since the discovery of Meltdown and Spectre...
Meltdown and Spectre 101: What to Know About the New Exploits
Between the Blueborne vulnerabilities and the High Sierra Mac flaw – we saw some nasty bugs in 2017. Now, 2018...
