Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.0.0.125
Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2009 - Winning protection against viruses, spyware, and other malicious threats! Heuristically detects Spyware threats, detects blocks Internet worm attacks, and protects email. Norton AntiVirus blocks viruses and spyware with advanced protection. It helps protect your entire computer by stopping viruses, spyware, and other security risks. Norton AntiVirus works in the background so you can surf the Internet, read the news, play games, and download software or music without disruption. ... more
Microsoft offers Hyper-V for free
Microsoft began a major virtualisation push late yesterday, with the introduction of new virtualisation tools and by making its core hypervisor product free of charge. The new Hyper-V Server 2008 would be available via the web at no charge, Microsoft said in a statement. The download, which will go live in 30 days, supports virtual machines running Windows or Linux. The software comprises Hyper-V itself, plus a cut-down Server Core installation of Microsoft's Windows Server 2008, and as such is a stand-alone version of the virtualisation solution. ... more
Microsoft fixes 8 flaws with 4 patches, all critical
Microsoft on Tuesday released its September 2008 security bulletin summary. The four bulletins concern Windows GDI+, Windows Media Player, and Microsoft Office OneNote. All are rated critical by Microsoft. There is no cumulative patch for Internet Explorer this month. Starting next month, Microsoft plans to share the technical details of new vulnerabilities to give software developers time to update affected products before the public announcement. Also in October, Microsoft will start providing each bulletin with an Exploitability Index to help system administrators prioritize the patches. All current Microsoft security patches for both Windows and Office software are available via Microsoft Update or the individual bulletins detailed below. ... more
10 reasons to stick with Vista and forget Linux
Windows Vista is in the news again, thanks to the incomprehensible start to the new campaign featuring Gates and Seinfeld, but also because of the growing threat to Windows Vista posed by different flavours of Linux, XP and Mac OS X. But none of those things stop Vista from being Microsoft’s best OS yet. iTWire colleague David M Williams has written an article entitled “5 reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista to Linux”. ... more
Microsoft Security Release ISO Image September 2008
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update. The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products. ... more
