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Vulnerability in Windows Animated Cursor Handling

A few days ago Microsoft posted Security Advisory (935423) . Microsoft is investigating new public reports of attacks exploiting a vulnerability in the way Microsoft Windows handles animated cursor (.ani) files. In order for this attack to be carried...

Published Sat, Mar 31 2007 9:16 AM by jubo

Filed under: Security Advisory
McAfee added detection for fake IE7

McAfee has added detection for the fake IE7 email. See their writeup: W32/Grum . You need at least DAT version 4996. So check if your version of McAfee is up-to-date. For Symantec see: W32.Grum.A

Published Sat, Mar 31 2007 8:30 AM by jubo

Filed under: Latest Virus Threats
Beware of fake IE7 Beta email

There's a email out there, which says that it is coming from admin@microsoft with an attachment called: "IE7.0.exe". The subject of this email is: "Internet Explorer 7 Downloads" and it shows you an image of an IE7 Beta 2 download. Do NOT click on this...

Published Fri, Mar 30 2007 2:35 PM by jubo

Filed under: Latest Virus Threats
Mark Russinovich and what's new in the Windows Vista kernel

Holiday is over and it's back to reality. During the Summit we had a very good session with Mark Russinovich on the security in Windows Vista. I couldn't join the closing dinner where Mark would be present too as I had other arrangements. But there are...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2007 3:02 PM by jubo

Filed under: Windows Security
Fourth and last day of the MVP Summit

As usual, the day started early. But today is the last day, which means it will end around noon. There are three sessions on the agenda for today. The first one is about Windows Defender presented by Jeff Williams. Jeff spoke about the differences between...

Published Sat, Mar 17 2007 3:57 AM by jubo

Filed under: MVP
Day Three of the MVP Summit

Yawn... yawn... Yes, it was early when the alarm clock went off: 5:30AM. The bus left for the Microsoft Campus an hour later. Arrived there and had breakfast. This is always something special. Where in the world do you see such a group of people? There...

Published Thu, Mar 15 2007 7:46 AM by jubo

Filed under: MVP
One, Two days in Seattle

Already two days here in Seattle and so many things have already happened. Arrived an hour later than scheduled, but the chauffeur was waiting for me at the exit at the airport. Then it was only a 20 minutes drive to the hotel. After unpacking a few things...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2007 9:37 AM by jubo

Filed under: MVP
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2007

Somehow good news... no Microsoft Security Updates for this month: On March 13, 2007 Microsoft is planning to release: Security Updates No new Microsoft Security Bulletins will be released on March 13, 2007. Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal...

Published Thu, Mar 08 2007 8:59 PM by jubo

Filed under: Security Advisory
Critical update for SQL Server 2005 SP2

Download an update to the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP2. This update resolves an issue with maintenance plan cleanup tasks intervals. The initial release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) contained an issue that caused maintenance plan...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2007 9:22 PM by jubo

Filed under: SQL Server
The "WoW" Starts Now: JUBO's MVP 2007 Coast-To-Coast Tour

It's almost March 9 th , 2007, that we have to get on the airplane from Amsterdam, Holland, to the USA for the MVP 2007 Global Summit at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond. The tickets are in, only have to make a reservation for the shuttle that takes me...

Published Mon, Mar 05 2007 12:38 PM by jubo

Filed under: MVP
McAfee's PodCast: AudiParasitics

A new service from McAfee Avert Labs as they launched their official PodCast site - AudioParasitics hosted by David Marcus and Jim Walter. One day they might talk about disclosure, the other day about zero-day trends or about new rootkit functionality...

Published Sun, Mar 04 2007 8:37 PM by jubo

Filed under: McAfee Security
I'm Making A Difference

This is a very nice initiative from Windows Live TM Messenger. Every time you start a conversation, Microsoft shares a good portion of the advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. To participate...

Published Sun, Mar 04 2007 4:23 PM by jubo

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Daylight Saving Time (DST)

This time, traveling to the USA requires an additional step for me because I now have this very nice HTC smartphone . The US Congress decided that DST starts at March 11th, 2007 and ends at November 4th, 2007 and again in subsequent years. That's three...

Published Sun, Mar 04 2007 1:50 PM by jubo

Filed under: Windows Mobile

March 2007 - MVP Jubo Security Blog

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News

MVP Sites

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Vulnerability in Windows Animated Cursor Handling

McAfee added detection for fake IE7

Beware of fake IE7 Beta email

Mark Russinovich and what's new in the Windows Vista kernel

Fourth and last day of the MVP Summit

Day Three of the MVP Summit

One, Two days in Seattle

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2007

Critical update for SQL Server 2005 SP2

The "WoW" Starts Now: JUBO's MVP 2007 Coast-To-Coast Tour

McAfee's PodCast: AudiParasitics

I'm Making A Difference

Daylight Saving Time (DST)