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Windows 7 default user account control worries experts

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Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the User Account Control (UAC) feature designed to help people be smarter when using applications, security experts say.

Probably the most talked about …

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

Microsoft fixing Bing bug that aided spammers

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Microsoft said on Wednesday it is fixing a bug in Bing that allowed spammers to bypass spam filters and distribute malicious links.

Researchers at Webroot discovered a spam campaign earlier this week that used the search engine’s own redirection mechanism and a link shrinking technique to send people to …

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

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