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Submission + - Microsoft serves up malware via Messenger Ads

Submitted by aussienemesis on Friday February 23, 2007 @05:29AM

aussienemesis writes: WARNING: Winfixer and Errorsafe were being distributed via MSN Messenger banner advertisements

Sandi Hardmeier, Microsoft MVP, reports that ErrorSafe and Winfixer were being pimped via the Flash banner ads that are part of the Windows Live Messenger contact pane.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2007/ 02/18/591493.aspx

Submission + - Microsoft loses patent case

Submitted by TheLink on Friday February 23, 2007 @05:22AM

TheLink writes: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-micro23feb23 ,1,3744655.story

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