How important is it really to run antivirus software? That’s a question that has been asked by many people: your average user who might question the effort required to install it or keep their subscription up-to-date, the tech-savvy user who feels their knowledge and safe Internet skills are enough to keep them out of trouble, […]
It has been another month and we have found some more families that need some special attention that the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is ideal to give. This month we are focused on cleaning up the Win32/Babonock, Win32/Redyms, and Win32/Vesenlosow families due to their recent increase in prevalence. Lately I have been working with […]
As mentioned in our previous post, Microsoft’s study [PDF] behind Operation b70 found that PC consumers might be at risk of malware infection even with brand new computers, if the computers come pre-installed with counterfeit versions of Windows software. This is what happened to some consumers in China who purchased their computers from an untrusted supply chain. […]
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