PC World

The Malicious Safety OneCare Essential Defender: Straightening out Microsoft’s confusing security tools

Microsoft has released a confusing selection of security programs over the years. Deborah Armstrong asked me to make sense of them. [Email your tech questions to [email protected] or post them on the ...
Computerworld

MSRT vs. MSERT: Using Microsoft native malware handlers

The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) and the Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSERT.exe) both scan for and remove Windows malware. We explain the differences and when it makes sense to use each ...
Odessa American

Eliminating data stealing malware using Safety Scanner

Q: For quite some time lately, I’ve been getting an error message on boot-up from one computer. It never shows on the other PC. It says I don’t have access to a ...
ZDNet

Exchange Server attacks: Run this Microsoft malware scanner now, CISA tells government agencies

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has instructed US government agencies with on-premise Exchange systems to run Microsoft malware scanners and report results by April 5. CISA ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Releases Exchange On-Premises Mitigation Tool to Address Hafnium Attacks Quickly

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of a one-click tool to apply temporary security protections against the recent Exchange Server attacks from the "Hafnium" advanced persistent threat group ...