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Fake Windows Security Bulletin Notifications Link to Malware
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| Malware distributors continue resorting to the
| fake software update lure for their email spam
| campaigns. The latest attack poses as a
| notification regarding a Windows security
| bulletin, which links to a malicious
| executable.
|
| The rogue emails impersonate Steve Lipner,
| Microsoftâs Director of Security Assurance,
| who allegedly informs the receiver about a
| high-priority security update for all versions
| of Windows. "Please notice that Microsoft
| company has recently issued a Security Update
| for OS Microsoft Windows. The update applies
| to the following OS versions: Microsoft
| Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millenium
| [sic], Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
| Vista and Microsoft Windows 7," the fake
| message reads.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fake-Windows-Security-Bulletin-Notifications-Link-to-Malware-129023.shtml
Fake Microsoft update emails circulating
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/29855/53/
Fake Microsoft Endorsement Fuels Scareware
http://www.pcworld.com/article/184514/fake_microsoft_endorsement_fuels_scareware.html
How we tested antimalware gateways
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141891/How_we_tested_antimalware_gateways?taxonomyId=17
Recent:
Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches
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| Microsoft's massive security update last
| week included patches for nine Windows 7
| vulnerabilities, far fewer than were issued
| for Windows Vista and Windows XP.
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http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=6C9A9B1E-1A64-6A71-CE31A080914EC95C
Windows 7 roundup: Patches, parties, predictions
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| Microsoft proved to be a party pooper even
| before its Windows 7 launch parties took
| place. A few days in advance of the parties,
| the company said it had patched 9
| vulnerabilities, including five critical ones.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/102509-windows7-roundup.html?hpg1=bn
What Patch Tuesday's Patchy Record Means
http://mcpmag.com/Articles/2009/10/19/Patch-Tuesday-Patchy-Record.aspx
Windows 7 â Itâs Vista All Over Again
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| âThere you go againâ. The Gipper said it in
| 1982, and Iâm saying it today â but about
| Windows 7, not Jimmy Carter.
|
| Because the more I play with Windows 7, the
| more I see the Vista debacle unfolding all
| over again. The commonly accepted wisdom is
| that Windows 7 is oh-so-much-better than
| Vista. Well, based on my own extensive
| testing, itâs not. Not at all.
|
| First a bit of history. Back in 2006 I was
| editor-in-chief of PC Magazine. Vista was
| coming out and we were pretty darn
| laudatory. Microsoft provided us with new
| hardware, we tested beta versions of Vista,
| and we loved it. Shortly after it shipped,
| alas, the Wow was less Now than Ow. Vista
| sucked upon release to the world for a wide
| range of reasons â not least because the
| networking and audio driver models were
| completely rebuilt in the six months prior
| to release. That led to driver problems,
| along with general instability. When I left
| PC Magazine in 2007, my parting column was
| a bit of an apology â weâd been too easy on
| what turned out to be one of Microsoftâs
| more uneven efforts.
|
| Itâs easy to get snowed. Microsoft provides
| its favored reviewers a steady stream of
| highlights, new versions, and new features
| â along with brand new hardware to run the
| new builds upon. A team of technical
| marketers inside the borg stand at the
| ready â helping the anointed work through,
| and around, any problems that develop
| during testing.
|
| [...]
|
| Weâve seen this story before. Vista was
| overhyped when it came out by everyone from
| PC Magazine to the Wall Street Journal. And
| now Windows 7 is getting the same treatment.
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http://louderback.com/2009/windows-7-its-vista-all-over-again/
Overheard: Windows 7 is just Vista with new shade of lipstick
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-windows-7-is-just-vista-with-new-shade-of-lipstick/
Is Windows 7 Just a Vista Service Pack?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/118240-is-windows-7-just-a-vista-service-pack
Is Windows 7 just Vista in disguise?
http://www.daniweb.com/news/post975843.html
Ballmer: Windows 7 is Vista, just 'a lot better'
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9117399/Ballmer_Windows_7_is_Vista_just_a_lot_better_
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