Breaking down a notably sophisticated tech support scam M.O.
The cornerstone of tech support scams is the deception that there is something wrong with your PC.
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Twin zero-day attacks: PROMETHIUM and NEODYMIUM target individuals in Europe
Targeted attacks are typically carried out against individuals to obtain intellectual property and other valuable data from target organizations. -
Office 2013 can now block macros to help prevent infection
In response to the growing trend of macro-based threats, a new feature in Office 2016 allows an enterprise administrator to block users from running macros in Office documents that originated from the Internet. -
Beware of Hicurdismos: It’s a fake Microsoft Security Essentials installer that can lead to a support call scam
(Note: Our Tech support scams FAQ page has the latest info on this type of threat, including scammer tactics, fake error messages, and the latest scammer hotlines. -
Kovter becomes almost fileless, creates a new file type, and gets some new certificates
Trojan:Win32/Kovter is a well-known click-fraud malware which is challenging to detect and remove because of its file-less persistence on infected PCs. -
Limited Periodic Scanning in Windows 10 to Provide Additional Malware Protection
Every month, Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) scans more than 500 million Windows devices for malware and malicious software. -
A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’
In response to questions we’ve received from the software distribution and monetization industry, and following our blog announcing our browser modifier policy update, we’d like to provide some details on what we refer to in our policy as “changing browsing experience”. -
MSRT April release features Bedep detection
As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) release this April will include detections for: In this blog, we’ll focus on the Bedep family of trojans. -
New feature in Office 2016 can block macros and help prevent infection
To help counter malware, we are releasing a new feature in Office 2016 that blocks macros from loading in certain high-risk scenarios. -
Keeping browsing experience in users’ hands
Our evaluation criteria describe the characteristics and behavior of malware and potentially unwanted applications and guide the proper identification of threats. -
Microsoft updates Trusted Root Certificate Program to reinforce trust in the Internet
At Microsoft, we are continuously working to deliver on our commitment to the security of our customers and their ecosystems.
