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Microsoft has teamed up with eBay to launch a new educational guide to help consumers spot and avoid counterfeit software when shopping online as it ramps up its fight against piracy. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will issue an emergency fix on Wednesday for a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Microsoft expects to push out eight patches next week, six to plug "critical" vulnerabilities. Symantec warned this weekend of a new worm taking advantage of a Microsoft bug, prompting the security company to raise its ThreatCon level. Free anti-virus provider AVG Technologies claims that Microsoft is ‘clearly’ following its lead in the security market but that it will face many challenges pursuing a free model, including a severe reseller backlash.
The total amount of malware removed from Australian PCs grew by over 55 percent in the first half of 2008, Microsoft has reported. A Linux v Microsoft security debate at this year’s RSA Conference ended in a draw despite the two opposing experts failing to agree on a concurrent metrics system. IT administrators are expected to have just one security update to deal with on Tuesday, when Microsoft delivers its monthly round of fixes. A fake email making the rounds seemingly comes from Microsoft, but actually contains a trojan. The amount of malware is increasing, and vulnerabilities are more likely to be found in applications than operating systems, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out 11 patches for 20 vulnerabilities. Microsoft said on Thursday it plans to release seven patches -- three of them rated "critical" -- in the June Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes this week. Microsoft has issued a security advisory in response to reports that cybercriminals are using Word to exploit a vulnerability in the Jet Database Engine. Microsoft has reported 'strong deployments' of the MS08-067 Security Bulletin. Security administrators may get a respite on Tuesday, with Microsoft planning to release only two patches, one deemed "critical." Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to push out 11 fixes in next week's security update. Microsoft has revealed that attackers are exploiting a zero-day ActiveX vulnerability in Microsoft Access.
Microsoft is working on a fix for a vulnerability in patching software that is preventing the deployment of the June security updates. The latest fake Microsoft Update page laced with malware comes with a sinister twist: a portion of its URL contains the URL for the software giant's actual update site, with a period substituted for a forward slash. Microsoft on Tuesday delivered fixes for four vulnerabilities, three labelled critical, as part of its monthly security update.