Think that your current antivirus scanner might have let something slip into your digital fortress? Microsoft has a standalone security scanner that you can use to give your system the once over. The ...

The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) and the Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSERT.exe) both scan for and remove Windows malware. We explain the differences and when it makes sense to use each ...

Microsoft at the 11th hour has extended support for a popular tool that lets users scan Windows computers for unpatched programs and other security flaws. The software maker originally planned to end ...

TDL is an advanced rootkit that is not detected by most anti-malware programs, and is used as a backdoor to install and update keyloggers and other types of malware ...

Microsoft has released a confusing selection of security programs over the years. Deborah Armstrong asked me to make sense of them. [Email your tech questions to [email protected] or post them on the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--As part of a push to regain the public trust, Microsoft plans to release a wizard-like program to help home software users and network administrators protect their computer systems ...