PC World reports that Microsoft is warning that hackers are exploiting a Word flaw to attack systems
Neowin.net reports that the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace might actually be hacked
PC World reports that Microsoft late Wednesday confirmed that all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) contain a critical vulnerability that attackers can exploit by persuading users
PC World reports that a spate of scareware apps that trick users into buying useless hard disk repair tools appears to be part of a concerted campaign to push fake "defrag" software
Microsoft has released an ISO image with all December 2010 security updates
Microsoft has released the following security updates:
- Security Update for Microsoft Publisher 2002 (KB2284692)
- Security Update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 (KB2284697)
- Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (KB979688)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows 7 (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB2440591)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition (KB979688)
- Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB2440591)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate for x64-based Systems (KB2296199)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate for x64 Edition (KB2296199)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB2440591)
- Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2008 for x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for x64-based Systems (KB979688)
- Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2008 for x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2440591)
- Security Update for Microsoft Publisher 2002 (KB2284692)
- Security Update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 (KB2284697)
- Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (KB979688)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows 7 (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB2440591)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition (KB979688)
- Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB2440591)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate for x64-based Systems (KB2296199)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate for x64 Edition (KB2296199)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB2440591)
- Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2008 for x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB2423089)
- Security Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2442962)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2443105)
- Security Update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for x64-based Systems (KB979688)
- Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2008 for x64 Edition (KB2447961)
- Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2440591)
Microsoft has released a security update for Works 9
Microsoft published the Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2010
Threatpost reports that researchers at Verizon Business found a way to bypass Internet Explorer Protected Mode
A new version of Avast! Free Edition has been released
Threatpost reports that Microsoft Research has developed a new tool called Zozzle that can detect JavaScript-based malware at a very high effectiveness rate
Hardware 2.0 reports that a virus definition update for AVG 2011 Free edition seems to be causing problems for Windows 7 64-bit users
Threatpost reports that creators of some exploit kits are beginning to include less well-known, underground malware-checking services as part of their offerings to buyers of their kits
Threatpost reports that a new version of the GpCode ransomware popped up
PC World reports that a security firm claims a Windows kernel bug lets attackers evade Windows UAC security.
InformationWeek posted a news story that the Alureon malware has been updated to compromise Microsoft's 64-bit operating systems by defeating driver-signing security.
InformationWeek reports that a developer has released a free software development kit for a new Trojan horse considered to be similar to the Zeus banking Trojan
Threatpost reports that Adobe has released an emergency patch for several critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including the recent Adobe Flash bug and a separate flaw that was disclosed earlier this month
Threatpost posted a news story that the TDL4 rootkit bypasses the Windows code-signing protection
PC World reports that Trend Micro has released a tool that administrators can use to scan dozens of computers for Stuxnet
