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Spike on TCP Port 48318
SANS reports a spike on traffic on TCP Port 48318 and is looking for traces. It is actually a really...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 11/03/2006
Windows Defender hits the streets
Really exciting news: Windows Defender was released to web today! It is available for consumers in...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/24/2006
Restore Point Forensics
Very interesting article about Restore Point Forensics in Windows XP...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/24/2006
Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services [MSFT:WP]
Failing to protect customer privacy can lead to an erosion of trust. Over the last several years,...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/23/2006
Claims about IE 7 Vulnerability
IE 7 hit just the web and the first claims of a vulnerability appeared. It is actually true that...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/20/2006
Number 7 brings luck - IE 7 for XP is out!
I knew that I had another post today, as I awaited release of IE 7 today. I did a little research...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/18/2006
Vulnerability Trends
No, I am not bored but at the moment I am finding quite some interesting information.... There was...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/18/2006
How to address incidents - blame others
I am usually not writing here about other companies (especially competition) but I could not resist...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/18/2006
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Windows Vista
That's really cool: We start to package all those cool tools we aquired over the last few months...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/18/2006
Group Policy Support for WPA2
Cool stuff: We just announced that we will add Group Policy support for WPA2 on Windows XP SP2....
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/17/2006
IE 7 on Automatic Update
There is chatter going on that we will withdraw the plans to deploy IE 7 through Automatic Update. I...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/11/2006
Delay in Patch Distrubtion
I just wanted to inform you that the distribution of the Security Updates is delayed. According to...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/10/2006
Big Brother is watching you - now on VoIP
I am in Redmond at the moment and I am unable to follow any discussions in Swiss news but I just saw...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/10/2006
IE 7 is Comming....
Our IE team just posted the message to their blog that IE7 will be released on XP this month....
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/08/2006
Same problem - an other answer
I know that you know that Jesper has been with Microsoft. But I want to share his view with you...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/05/2006
It is time to answer....
We heard a lot of statements regarding our Kernal Patch Protection technology. There are companies...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 10/05/2006
Anonymous no more...
"In the age of personal information versus aggregated information collected from search engines and...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 09/30/2006
Analysis of a Spam Trail
Ever wondered what is behind Spam? How professional the spammers are? How they work? There is a...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 09/26/2006
Mitigate VML-Attacks through ISA
There is a lot of discussion goiung on regarding the VML-0-day at the moment. Wonder how you could...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 09/23/2006
How to disable IE 0-day
You probably (hopefully) read about the new VML-0-day in IE. Jesper wrote a blog entry about how to...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 09/19/2006
The Safety of Internet Search Enginges
This is a pretty interesting study: McAfee looked into the different search engines and the result...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 09/14/2006
Changes in Threat Landscape
Since quite some time, I was talking about the changes in the Threat Landscape. I am pretty...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 09/13/2006
Hybrid Worm
I think it was a little bit more than an year ago, where there were signs of a hybrid worm. Now it...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 09/01/2006
Buy and Tell
Now, this is driving me mad. Not only have we the discussion about Full Disclosure and Responsible...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/29/2006
THis is not a security bulletin
Once again: Websense received reports about a mail claiming to be from us. This mail is a faked...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/29/2006
Rumors about a Powerpoint 0day
Well, there is a lot of chatter going on out there regarding claims of "yet another" PowerPoint...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/24/2006
MS06-042 re-released
During my customer visits in the last few days, I have been often asked about MS06-042. I assume...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/24/2006
IBM to buy ISS
It is not only Microsoft buying security companies, it seems that other have a need there as well....
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/24/2006
What happens to the stuff in the Recycle bin?
Forensic Analysis of Microsoft Windows Recycle Bin Records "Contrary to popular belief, when a file...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/22/2006
Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner goes worldwide
Since this week, our online Safety Scanner is availble for worldwide use. Go and have a test-run:...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/16/2006
Update on MS06-040
You probably read about it: There are poeple out there trying to exploit MS06-040. We warned...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/13/2006
Microsoft at Blackhat
As you probably know, we participated at Blackhat this year and even showed the new Vista security...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/09/2006
New Windows Vista Security Blog
"Thousands of people from around the world have been hard at work to ensure that Windows Vista is...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 08/03/2006
Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth - A photo collection as an entry point into the world
Found something very cool on our research pages... Microsoft Photosynth! What's the security part?...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/30/2006
Understanding EFS
EFS has been around for quite some time within a Windows environment, but it has grown up a bit in...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/30/2006
Google Source Code Bug Finder
This is a pretty interesting web-site: It contains Google quiries looking for vulnerabilities in...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/26/2006
Microsoft Private Folder 1.0
Microsoft has released a new tool to protect private information on the desktop. With Private...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/17/2006
Windows FLP released - The better alternative to Win9x or WinMe...
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is based on Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 (SP2),...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/17/2006
From a "normal" hack to a governmental affair
It is unbelieveable but this story is not about how to secure a system but about what happens if you...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/13/2006
Microsoft Threat Analysis & Modeling v2.0 - RTM
I wrote already about this tool - it RTMed now and is ready for download. You can find it here. At...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/07/2006
Why Phishing Works...
If you haven't read "Why Phishing Works" (850 kb PDF) - written by Rachna Dhamija, J. D. Tygar, and...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 07/05/2006
Last IE7 Beta released
The final/last IE7 Beta is on the Web: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx As we said...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/30/2006
Q. What could a boarding pass tell an identity fraudster about you? A. Way too much...
A simple airline stub, picked out of a bin near Heathrow, led Steve Boggan to investigate a shocking...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/26/2006
Local Attacks
Remote code execution is a statement that always gets a lot of press and attention from computer...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/26/2006
The Layman's Unconventional Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
"An unconventional, elaborate glance at the mathematics behind the Advanced Encryption Standard,...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/26/2006
PoC for MS06-025
I assume that you are aware of this but just to make sure: We found Proof of Concept code for...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/24/2006
Most Dangerous Applications
Not that I am proud to be on position 9 of the "most dangerous applications" but there have been...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/22/2006
0days Growing?
It seems a new trend not to report vulnerabilities in a responsible manner but using the...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/22/2006
Malware's commercialization drives security
As long as there's money to be made, computer security will be an issue, panelists at the Microsoft...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/18/2006
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: Progress Made, Trends Observed
Whitepaper avaiable to show trends, progress and statistics of the Windows Malicious Software...
Author: Microsoft Swiss Security Team Date: 06/18/2006