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Security is a fundamental component of the trusted and productive Windows experience that we deliver to customers through modern platforms like Windows 10 and Windows 10 in S mode. As we build intelligent security technologies that protect the modern w… Continue reading Protecting the modern workplace from a wide range of undesirable software
This article has been created in order to help explain what is the Multitimer software and how to remove this potentially unwanted program, also known as PUP from your computer. The Multitimer program is a software which allows to set…Read more
The p… Continue reading What is Multitimer Chronometer “Virus” and How to Remove It
Google’s Safe Browsing program expands to include “Repeat Offender” websites in blacklisting program. Continue reading Google to Red Flag ‘Repeat Offender’ Websites
Google is rolling out new Gmail security features that warn users if the system could not authenticate the sender of a message. Continue reading New Gmail Alerts Warn of Unauthenticated Senders
As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the August 2016 release of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) includes detections for BrowserModifier: Win32/Neobar, unwanted software, and Win32/Rovnix, a trojan malware family. This blog discusses BrowserModifier:Win32/Neobar and its inclusion in MSRT supports our unwanted software family detections in Windows Defender, along… Continue reading MSRT August 2016 release adds Neobar detection
In response to questions we’ve received from the software distribution and monetization industry, and following our blog announcing our browser modifier policy update, we’d like to provide some details on what we refer to in our policy as “changing browsing experience”. For us, “changing browsing experience” means behaviors that modify the content of webpages. We… Continue reading A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’
There are many programs that purport to clean up and optimize system performance. While Microsoft does not endorse the use of these tools with Windows, we do not view them as unwanted or malicious. Many programs in this category have a practice of providing a free version of their software that scans your system, presents the… Continue reading Cleaners ought to be clean (and clear)
Has your enterprise environment been bogged down by a sneaky browser-modifier which tricked you into installing adware from a seemingly harmless software bundle? Then you might have already experienced what a potentially unwanted application (PUA) can do. The good news is, the new opt-in feature for enterprise users in Windows can spot and stop PUA… Continue reading Shields up on potentially unwanted applications in your enterprise