Microsoft Defender Security Research Team, Author at Microsoft Security Blog

Research
October 21, 2016
4 min read

Beware of Hicurdismos: It’s a fake Microsoft Security Essentials installer that can lead to a support call scam

(Note: Our Tech support scams FAQ page has the latest info on this type of threat, including scammer tactics, fake error messages, and the latest scammer hotlines.

Research
July 22, 2016
4 min read

Kovter becomes almost fileless, creates a new file type, and gets some new certificates

Trojan:Win32/Kovter is a well-known click-fraud malware which is challenging to detect and remove because of its file-less persistence on infected PCs.

Research
May 26, 2016
2 min read

Limited Periodic Scanning in Windows 10 to Provide Additional Malware Protection

Every month, Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) scans more than 500 million Windows devices for malware and malicious software.

Research
April 21, 2016
1 min read

A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’

In response to questions we’ve received from the software distribution and monetization industry, and following our blog announcing our browser modifier policy update, we’d like to provide some details on what we refer to in our policy as “changing browsing experience”.

Research
April 12, 2016
3 min read

MSRT April release features Bedep detection

As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) release this April will include detections for: In this blog, we’ll focus on the Bedep family of trojans.

Research
March 22, 2016
4 min read

New feature in Office 2016 can block macros and help prevent infection

To help counter malware, we are releasing a new feature in Office 2016 that blocks macros from loading in certain high-risk scenarios.

Research
December 21, 2015
2 min read

Keeping browsing experience in users’ hands

Our evaluation criteria describe the characteristics and behavior of malware and potentially unwanted applications and guide the proper identification of threats.

Research
December 17, 2015
3 min read

Microsoft updates Trusted Root Certificate Program to reinforce trust in the Internet

At Microsoft, we are continuously working to deliver on our commitment to the security of our customers and their ecosystems.

Research
November 16, 2015
2 min read

Microsoft Security Intelligence Report: Strontium

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) provides a regular snapshot of the current threat landscape, using data from more than 600 million computers worldwide.

Research
June 17, 2015
4 min read

Understanding type confusion vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-0336

In March 2014, we observed a patched Adobe Flash vulnerability (CVE-2015-0336) being exploited in the wild.

Research
April 27, 2015
2 min read

Cleaning up misleading advertisements

Microsoft is committed to protecting our customers and their Windows experience.

News
January 14, 2015
3 min read

MAPS in the cloud: How can it help your enterprise?

(Note: Microsoft Active Protection Service is now called Windows Defender Antivirus cloud protection service.

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