Stories about: Winternals Software

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    Microsoft greasing Windows 7 skids with early release of desktop tools 15/09/2009 08:54:00

    With the hope of sparking Windows 7 upgrades, Microsoft is planning an early release of its suite of desktop deployment tools. 
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    Microsoft beta lets old Windows apps run on Vista 16/01/2009 06:00:00

    Microsoft has released the first public beta of a tool that solves one of the chief complaints businesses have with Windows Vista: that older Windows applications aren't compatible with the new OS.
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    Desktop virtualization: Vista's secret weapon? 06/06/2008 07:07:52

    As Microsoft continues to recommend that business customers not pass over Vista in favor of the forthcoming Windows 7, the company has been working quietly to improve its software for desktop virtualization, which could in the future alleviate obstacles like application compatibility that have plagued Vista adoption.
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    Microsoft beta tests online diagnostic tools for Windows 30/05/2008 07:26:02

    Microsoft has launched a beta service that lets Windows users launch the Sysinternals library of free diagnostic and troubleshooting tools -- including the popular Process Explorer -- from a Web browser.
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    Microsoft slates new desktop virtualization for next year 26/05/2008 08:17:48

    Microsoft Friday said it will update its popular Desktop Optimization Pack with additional virtualization software now that its acquisition of Kidaro has been finalized.
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    Microsoft updates desktop management tools 03/04/2008 08:56:29

    Microsoft has released the next version of its desktop management toolset for IT with updates for resetting admin passwords and collecting crash data.
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    Sony settles with FTC on rootkit fracas 31/01/2007 07:57:55

    More than two years after a security researcher first called attention to Sony BMG's use of a stealth program to enforce digital rights management on its music CDs, the company reached a deal with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the incident, the FTC announced on Tuesday.
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    TECH ED - Malware's commercialisation drives security 15/06/2006 08:41:58

    As long as there's money to be made, computer security will be an issue, panelists at the Microsoft TechEd 2006 conference said Tuesday.
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    Symantec, Kaspersky criticized for cloaking software 13/01/2006 07:45:44

    The Windows operating system expert who exposed Sony BMG Music Entertainment use of "rootkit" cloaking techniques last year is now criticizing security vendors Symantec and Kaspersky Lab for shipping software that works in a similar manner.
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    Sony DRM patch might crash Windows 07/11/2005 08:00:33

    A software patch released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment in response to an uproar over its XCP CD copy protection software may cause some computers to crash, according to the computer expert at the heart of the controversy. On Friday, Winternals Software chief software architect, Mark Russinovich, published further research into Sony's XCP copy protection software that discusses this patch problem and raises new privacy concerns about the product.
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    Sony ships sneaky DRM software 03/11/2005 08:34:58

    Mark Russinovich couldn't understand how the rootkit had sneaked onto his system. An expert on the internals of the Windows operating system, he was careful when it came to computer security and generally had a pretty good idea of what was running on his PC at any given time. And yet the security tool he was using to check his PC was pretty clear: It had found the "rootkit" cloaking software typically used by virus and spyware writers.
 
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