Beware of a new Microsoft Phishing Site !

SurfControl, is currently tracking an email phishing scam that appears to be a message from Microsoft. The email conveys that the user has won a prize from Microsoft that can be claimed by visiting the Microsoft “Resolution Centre” and filling out a small form. When clicking on the link included in the email, the user is taken to a malicious web site that closely resembles Microsoft’s home page.

Microsoft Phishing Site

Microsoft.com is pretty sneaky. In a bid to keep Firefox users out, the page won’t load if you are not using IE. Darn.

The only issue with the new Microsoft.com is that it locks out Firefox users. Multiple reports have surfaced from users of the rival Mozilla browser that when accessed through Firefox, the redesigned Microsoft.com posts a message reading “We’re sorry, but there is no Microsoft.com Web page that matches your entry. It is possible you typed the address incorrectly, or the page may no longer exist. You may wish to try another entry or choose from the links below, which we hope will help you find what you’re looking for.” This happens while the site is completely functional with IE, or browsers are using IE as a platform.

Firefox Users can’t Access Microsoft.com source

There’s a new Powerpoint virus around the internet. The vulnerability applies to PowerPoint 2000, 2002 and 2003. So be careful before you open unknown attachments on your email.

Microsoft has warned about a new computer virus that exploits a vulnerability in its PowerPoint presentation software to allow hackers to infiltrate computer systems. Microsoft issued an advisory on the company’s security web log on July 17 about the virus, which is carried out when a user launches a PowerPoint attachment to an email or opens a file provided to them by the attacker. Hackers could also lure users to a web page that offers content or advertisements containing a file that exploits the PowerPoint software, Microsoft said.

Beware of new Microsoft PowerPoint virus source

Microsoft buys over the cool Winternals software company that creates system recovery and data protection softwares…They even made it big news on their main site ….

In a move expected to reduce Windows customers’ total cost of ownership, Microsoft has acquired Winternals Software, an Austin, Texas, company that produces system recovery software and runs a website offering freeware tools and source code related to the operating system.

Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell, who founded Winternals 10 years ago, will join Microsoft, the statement said. Russinovich will serve as a technical fellow in the Microsoft Platforms and Services Division, and Cogswell will take on the role of software architect on the Windows Component Platform Team.

Microsoft buys over Winternals Software source