Your search for Windows returned 1588 results.

Microsoft is warning of a new vulnerability in Windows that could permit privilege escalation. As it turns out, Microsoft's emergency fix plugs a previously unknown Windows vulnerability that was being exploited in limited attacks. Spammers have developed bots that are capable of signing up and creating random accounts on Microsoft's Windows Live Mail service, according to security researchers at Websense. A recent update from antivirus firm AVG has caused havoc with some users by deleting a critical file in non-English versions of Windows XP after incorrectly detecting it as a virus. Public and private proof-of-concept code has emerged for the gaping Windows hole plugged by Microsoft on Thursday in an emergency update. Attackers have posted public exploit code for a zero-day Windows vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. Microsoft has released what is believed to be the final update for Windows XP, the operating system prior to Vista, but still widely deployed by enterprises and consumers. Despite initially maintaining that the Safari for Windows "carpet bomb" issue was not a security vulnerability, Apple has decided to release a patch. The chief executive of Mozilla is livid over the way in which Apple is trying to gain traction for its Safari for Windows browser. A security researcher has published proof-of-concept code for the blended Internet Explorer-Safari for Windows threat. Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin VB100 test. A vendor of anti-spyware and anti-virus software has released a report saying that Windows Vista, the latest version of Microsoft's latest operating system, is more susceptible to malware than the company's Windows 2000. A Windows expert has blamed the silent support update that Microsoft deployed in the past two months for PCs running Windows XP with Windows Update being unable to download updates correctly. Microsoft on Monday released Windows XP Service Pack 3 to manufacturing and said that it will be available for download April 29. Apple's recently released Safari 3.1 browser for Windows not only contains two "highly critical" software vulnerabilities, it has come under fire for its poor functionality. Researchers have uncovered a Trojan targeting handsets using Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system.. A little-known cybersecurity intelligence organisation is offering US$20,000 to researchers who can provide exploitable vulnerabilities in Windows or a Windows Diffuse Application. In Unix it is important that there be multiple levels of administrator rights, and managing that with group permissions is pretty awkward. I recall wondering why there was not such a utility for Windows since, arguably, Windows has the same challenges with administrator rights in spades. After a brief hiatus, new variants have appeared in the wild of Trojan.Mebroot, a rogue rootkit discovered in December attacking the Windows Master Boot Record (MBR), Symantec has warned. A flaw has been discovered in Microsoft's flagship Windows Vista operating system.