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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (January – June 2007)

This volume of the SIR focuses on the first half of the 2007 calendar year (from January through June) and builds upon the data published in the previously released volumes of the SIR. Using data derived from several hundred million Windows users, and some of the busiest online services on the Internet...

Posted to John at myITforum.com (Weblog) by jgormly on 10-25-2007
Filed under: Microsoft, Security
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta White Paper

From the Windows Vista Team: When developing Windows Vista, Microsoft set out to provide higher levels of productivity, mobility, and security, with lower costs. After more than six months of broad availability and usage, it's evident that these investments are improving the Windows computing experience...

Posted to John at myITforum.com (Weblog) by jgormly on 08-29-2007
Filed under: Microsoft, Security
Malware Removal Starter Kit

Released today is a new free tool from Microsoft, this is a solution accelerator with scanning tools included. This includes making a WindowsPE CD to boot from to scan a computer for malware. "This guidance provides a set of tasks that licensed Windows® users can perform at no cost to create the...

Posted to The Daily Ramblings of an SMS Engineer (Weblog) by aclendenen on 07-11-2007
Filed under: Security, News, Microsoft
Getting ready to deploy Windows Vista?

Are you getting ready to deploy Windows Vista? Thinking about deploying? Read the Windows Vista Security Guide Welcome to the Windows Vista Security Guide . This guide provides instructions and recommendations to help strengthen the security of desktop and laptop computers running Windows Vista in a...

Posted to John at myITforum.com (Weblog) by jgormly on 04-16-2007
Filed under: Microsoft, Security
Secunia: Microsoft Help Workshop Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

porkythepig has discovered two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Help Workshop, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. Microsoft Help Workshop Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities Secunia Advisory: SA23862 Release Date: 2007-01-22 Critical: Moderately critical Impact: System...

Posted to Andrew Berges at myITforum.com (Weblog) by aberges on 01-22-2007
Filed under: Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog: Further Information on the Pocket PC MMS Exploit

We have done further study on the MMS exploit discovered by Collin Mulliner. The exploit affects most Pocket PC phone edition and Windows Mobile devices that use versions of ArcSoft MMS composer predating August 2006. Fortunately, most vendors are providing updates that patch the vulnerability, but unfortunately...

Posted to Andrew Berges at myITforum.com (Weblog) by aberges on 01-19-2007
Filed under: Security, Vulnerability, Updates, Microsoft, WinCE
Trend Micro: MS07-004 code in the WILD

It’s only been a few days since Microsoft released its first update for 2007 and already, the code for MS07-004 exploit has been introduced to the malicious community and is now being exploited in the wild. MS07-004 is the vulnerability update affecting Vector Markup Language (VML) which replaced the...

Posted to Andrew Berges at myITforum.com (Weblog) by aberges on 01-17-2007
Filed under: Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft
Fundamental Computer Investigation Guide for Windows Now Available!

Microsoft is pleased to announce the Fundamental Computer Investigation Guide for Windows , which is now available for downloading. Best Practices and Tools for Computer Investigations If you’re like many of our customers, you’re facing a growing problem...( read more ) Link to Fundamental Computer Investigation...

Posted to Andrew Berges at myITforum.com (Weblog) by aberges on 01-16-2007
Filed under: Security, Microsoft
Microsoft Malformed WMF DoS

http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5HP0C0AKAC.html A vulnerability in Microsoft's WMF parser allows attackers to cause the operating system to stop responding by supplying it a specially constructed WMF file. Credit: The information has been provided...( read more ) Link to Microsoft Malformed WMF DoS

Posted to Andrew Berges at myITforum.com (Weblog) by aberges on 01-12-2007
Filed under: Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft
ISC: Concurrency strikes MSIE (potentially exploitable msxml3 flaws) (NEW)

Published: 2007-01-05, Last Updated: 2007-01-05 05:35:34 UTC by Adrien de Beaupre (Version: 1) As reported on full-disclosure, MS Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a race condition. The PoC is a Denial of Service, it causes IE 6 to stop responding when tested, other versions are also likely vulnerable...

Posted to Andrew Berges at myITforum.com (Weblog) by aberges on 01-05-2007
Filed under: Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft

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