Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Safety Scanner

November 4, 2011 Martin Reference Admin Antivirus

http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software. Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the […]

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MS Duqu Workaround

November 4, 2011 Martin Reference Admin Microsoft

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639658 – MS FixIt installer While working on a patch, MS has issued a workaround for the vulnerability in the Win32k TrueType font parsing engine, a component of various Windows operating systems. An attacker could exploit it to load malicious code on a computer in kernel mode. Related Computer World article: http://bit.ly/u0qu8Z

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