Microsoft Probes Spyware System Attack
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Microsoft Corp. is investigating a malicious program that attempts to turn off the company's newly released anti-spyware software for Windows computers.
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Stepping up its fight against computer threats at the risk of alienating security businesses, Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday it will give away a program to combat privacy-stealing and PC-clogging spyware and other virtual pests.
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Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as &quot;spyware,&quot; Microsoft said Thursday.
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Microsoft is investigating reports of a new Internet Explorer flaw that puts people with the most secure version of Windows at risk of phishing attacks.
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Microsoft is ready to tackle spyware and harmful computer files, but it's a move deep in irony.
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Microsoft is investigating a new vulnerability in Windows Media Player that could be used to run malicious code on a user's PC.
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Company announced Thursday that it is giving away software designed to help protect Windows users from spyware, prompting analysts to suggest that the company would eventually enter the market for computer security software. -The Washington Post
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A recently detected exploit code foreshadows a likely worm-style attack on Windows machines plagued with the JPEG vulnerability made public last week, security experts said Thursday.
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Seven months ago, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates vowed to &quot;help users be in control&quot; over the rampant spyware infesting Windows systems.
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Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as &quot;spyware,&quot; the software giant says.
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The Federal Trade Commission formally announced yesterday its first assault against spyware - bits of computer code that surreptitiously install themselves on the computers of Internet users
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Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data.
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A hacker has released attack code that could be used to exploit a critical bug in some versions of the Windows operating system.
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Release of anti-spyware tool, promise of virus removal software could spell trouble for antivirus software companies.
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The first images crafted to contain a malicious program that can take control of a PC have been found on the net. Security experts have been expecting such images to turn up after Microsoft revealed a weakness
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Windows security holes patched; tool to rid PCs of malicious software now available.
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SEATTLE - Microsoft has warned of seven newly found flaws in its software that could allow an attacker to steal data and take over a personal computer running the Windows operating system.