If you use Internet Explorer 9 , you’ve probably noticed the new yellow notification bar. One of the things the notification bar tells you is that an add-on might slow down your computer’s performance. The notification also tells you how to...

The official Twitter account for the Microsoft Privacy team has relaunched at twitter.com/MSFTPrivacy. @MSFTPrivacy was launched for us to engage in real-time with our privacy community. We will use this channel to talk about privacy issues, while...

This week, Richard Boscovich, Senior Attorney for the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, announced a $250,000 bounty for information that results in the identification, arrest, and criminal conviction of those responsible for controlling the Rustock botnet...

Right now, in the United States, summer vacation season is here and so are scams . Here are three tips to help you avoid summer travel scams. 1. Watch out for deals that look too good to be true. If you’re still making vacation plans, then you’re...

You probably already know that to keep your computer safe, you need to: Install security updates . Keep your firewall turned on. Use updated antivirus software from a source that you trust. But we can also be tricked into installing...

Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 4 security updates. 2 updates for Microsoft Windows 1 updates for Windows Visio 1 update for Windows Bluetooth Stack Get the updates ...

Today the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) posted details about the July security updates . On Tuesday, July 12 at approximately 10 AM Pacific Time Microsoft will release 4 bulletins. The easiest way to get the updates when they're available...

In March we reported that Microsoft, in cooperation with industry and academic partners, had taken down the Rustock botnet , a notorious source of spam, fraud, and cybercrime. Hard disks confiscated from Rustock command and control servers This...

Your Internet Explorer home page (that is, the first page you seen when you open Internet Explorer) can be set to any webpage you want. Follow the instructions below to set your home page to one you like. Note, though, that if your Internet Explorer home...