Hello Internet! I'm back to update you on our changes to Zbot in the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). We reviewed the data coming back from MSRT in September and incorporated the findings into October's MSRT (and beyond), which means we are now...

As we discussed last week , socially engineered threats are specially crafted threats designed to lure the eye and trick the mind - they look legitimate or benign, and in worst case, may take advantage of a trusted relationship, by utilizing a compromised...

When it comes to attacking a system, and compromising its data and/or resources, there are several different methods that an attacker can choose. One of the more effective ways to make a successful compromise is to take advantage of perceived vulnerabilities...

The MMPC has been routinely monitoring threats (via the desktop) that affect different mobile platforms such as Symbian, Java ME, Android, RIM, iOS and Windows Mobile. One of the increasingly common ways we see mobile devices being compromised is by allowing...

As Vinny Gullotto, our GM blogged earlier in the week , the 11 th edition of the Security Intelligence Report (SIRv11) has been released. One of the new areas of research in this release is a study of the most prevalent kinds of vulnerability exploitation...

This month, the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) targets two families: Win32/EyeStye and Win32/Poison . EyeStye (aka 'SpyEye') is a family of trojans that steals information, targeting authentication data used for online banking such as passwords...

Hi, again everyone! Today we released the 11th volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report , also known as SIRv11.   I have to say once again we’ve outdone ourselves and launched the largest and most comprehensive version of this report...

Some online games offer features for the game players to sell their game items online. In such situations, it is highly likely some sellers may send the potential buyers a screenshot of their items for sale, for example, via Instant Messaging programs...