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• Pass the Hash. The Pass the Hash (PtH) whitepaper discusses PtH attacks against Windows operating systems, how the attack is performed, and recommends mitigations for PtH attacks and similar credential theft attacks.
• Determined Adversaries and Targeted Attacks. This whitepaper shares Microsoft’s insights into the threat that Determined Adversaries and Targeted Attacks pose, identifies challenges for organizations seeking to combat this threat category, and provides a context for other papers that will directly address each of those.
• Malicious Software Removal Tool. Check computers for infection by prevalent malicious software.
• Microsoft Security Essentials. Provide real-time protection for your home PC. Guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
• Security Development Lifecycle. Learn how to implement the industry-leading software security assurance process.
• MSRC Progress Report (July 2012). Download this report produced by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) team. It highlights initiatives that help foster deeper industry collaboration, increase community-based defenses, and better protect customers. This current version includes an update on the Microsoft BlueHat Prize.
• Microsoft Vulnerability Research Program (July 2010). Get the white paper that explains how MSVR works with software and hardware vendors around the world and reports progress made to date.