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The Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) provides world class antimalware research and response capabilities that support Microsoft's range of security products and services. With laboratories in multiple locations around the globe the MMPC is able to respond quickly and effectively to new malicious and potentially unwanted software threats wherever and whenever they arise.

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	A Peek at MSRT November Threat Reports By continuing to include new variants of the existing threat families, the MSRT has removed malware from more than 1.5 million machines three days after its release on 10 November. This month we've also added Win32/FakeVimes and Win32/PrivacyCenter to the MSRT detection and have removed these new rogues from more than 110,000 machines. Read the full story on the blog


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Who we are and what we do

Recently published analyses

Are you protected?

A Peek at MSRT November Threat Reports

Microsoft Security Intelligence Report

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