Microsoft has patched a bug in its malware scanning engine that could be used as a stepping stone for an attacker looking to seize control of a Windows box. 7 high-profile executives who left ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft posted a Security Alert that describes a nasty remote code execution bug in the Malware Protection Engine, mpengine.dll. Many malware researchers were surprised to find an ...

The fix was for a bug in Microsoft’s Malware Protection Engine, used by products like Windows Defender, OneCare and Antigen to scan for malware. Microsoft had discovered that the engine could possibly ...

Microsoft released its February set of security updates Tuesday, including critical fixes for bugs in Office and the scanning engine used by the company’s security products. The security software flaw ...

Microsoft has announced it's adding even more security features to the protection it offers to open-source operating systems. Defender for Endpoint on Linux server gained endpoint detection and ...

Microsoft security researchers have discovered a new backdoor malware that uses the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel. The company's Detection and Response Team (DART) ...

Microsoft on Tuesday issued security patches that plug critical holes in Microsoft Word and Publisher and a vulnerability in Windows for which a zero-day exploit has been available for weeks. Zero-day ...

Microsoft has patched a bug in its malware scanning engine that could be used as a stepping stone for an attacker looking to seize control of a Windows box. Microsoft has patched a bug in its malware ...

Half of the 12 updates are listed as 'critical' as they plug major security holes in MS software, including Word, Office, and Explorer Microsoft released its February set of security updates Tuesday, ...

There was a little surprise buried in Microsoft’s monthly security bulletins Tuesday. It turns out that Microsoft had quietly slipped out one of the February fixes, just days before its Jan. 30 Vista ...