Microsoft [Friday] warned Windows users of a new unpatched vulnerability that attackers could exploit to steal information and dupe people into installing malware.
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In lieu of a patch, Microsoft recommended that users lock down the MHTML protocol handler by running a “Fixit” tool it’s made available… from from Microsoft’s support site.
via Microsoft warns of new Windows zero-day bug in Network World
Very interesting stuff!
[The author] evaluated 20 different searches split evenly between Transactional and Informational queries and the search engines’ ability to deliver quality results, admitting that quality is a very subjective term, but includes things like timeliness, 1 click access to info, volume of content and lack of spam.
Look at the article to see why Bing won. Via Google vs. Bing: The Fallacy Of The Superior Search Engine.
Have you received an email seemingly from Microsoft’s security team telling you to “Update your Windows”? Have you been sent a file called KB453396-ENU.zip and told to run it on your Windows computer?
Well, think twice before following the instructions.
Cybercriminals are up to their old tricks, spreading malware under the disguise of a critical security patch from Microsoft.
Microsoft late Wednesday confirmed that all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) contain a critical vulnerability that attackers can exploit by persuading users to visit a rigged Web site.
Although the company said it would patch the problem, it is not planning to rush out an emergency update.
“The issue does not currently meet the criteria for an out-of-band release,” said Carlene Chmaj, a spokeswoman for the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), in an entry on the center’s blog.
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Until a patch is ready, Microsoft urged users to use the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) utility to bolster IE’s defenses. The company provided instructions on how to configure EMET to block attacks in the accompanying security advisory .
Here are some lesser-known keyboard shortcuts in Office and Internet Explorer to free you from all that mousing and clicking.
via Keyboard Shortcuts: The Ribbon, Microsoft Word and IE | CIO.
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