Microsoft Is Software That Adapts Engine Block

For users from adware and other unwanted changes to protect the browser Microsoft last year, various measures announced with programs that do not comply with the rules by the security of the software giant will be identified and blocked.

One of the measures announced by Microsoft to prevent users can not change their search engine after it has been modified.Some adware programs and change the default search engine by their own search engine and then try to prevent users restore the original engine in many ways.

From June 1 this year, Microsoft will detect and block these types of programs. It also involves programs that contain code to avoid customizing the search engine, but where this is not enabled. To avoid detection later Microsoft advises developers of these programs is therefore to remove the code.

Six Million Windows Computers Infected Via Spam Messages

In less than 2.5 months more than six million Windows computers have been infected by users links and infected attachments opened in spam messages, as Microsoft has announced. It involves the Upatre malware mainly social engineering applied and is spread mainly through emails.

Upatre performs various functions on an infected computer. So can install other malware families that use the computer to send spam messages or search for valuable data. The malware is mainly active in the United States, where Microsoft 5.3 million infections observed. Ireland following distance by about 790,000 infections. Also in Canada, Britain and Australia tens of thousands of computers were infected through Upatre.

"Upatre manages to penetrate by applying age-old social engineering tricks. It knows how to seduce people by getting them to click on links in spam messages," says Patrick Estavillo of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center. In addition to not click on links and advises attachments in emails Estavillo to keep all software up to date and use a virus scanner.