Neowin News Feed for: Alert

Microsoft announces new Windows Autopatch alerts and functionalities for IT admins

Usama Jawad — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 05:00:01 +0000

Windows Autopatch is a useful service that IT admins can leverage to better manage their Windows environments. Microsoft has now announced new functionalities and alerts for the mechanism. Read more...

Emergency alerts to roll out in the UK starting from October

Steve Bennett — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:50:01 +0000

The UK government is set to roll out a warning system in October this year similar to that in the US, which will alert users of flooding, extreme weather, public health emergencies, and more. Read more...

Microsoft Edge will now let you know if your password is compromised

Usama Jawad — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:52:01 +0000

Microsoft is rolling out Password Monitor for Edge users. As the name implies, the service monitors a database of breached credentials and lets you know if your password is unsafe to use. Read more...

Shazam begins to alert users of Apple acquisition, merges privacy policy with Apple's

Sharath Ravishankar — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:14:01 +0000

Shazam, the music recognition service acquired recently by Apple, now presents users with an alert that informs them of the fact. Its privacy policy has been changed to align with that of Apple's. Read more...

Twitter Alerts launch brings 'life-saving' emergency tweets to U.K. & Ireland

Andy Weir — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 07:23:16 +0000

Twitter Alerts has launched in the U.K. and Ireland, with 57 organisations, including police forces and government agencies, signing up to share critical information quickly when it is needed most. Read more...

Red Alert 3 for PS3 'on hold'

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:46:14 +0000

Electronic Arts have thrown a blow to PS3 owners, confirming that they have put development on Red alert 3 on hold for the console. No reason has been given for the resources being pulled, or... Read more...

Flash Disk Alert 1.00

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:12:20 +0000

FlashDiskAlert acts as a warning signal when flash USB disks are still connected to your PC when you log off, restart or shutdown. Removable devices, such as USB flash disks, are currently so common that... Read more...

RealPlayer Flaws Trigger PC Hijack Alert

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:56:10 +0000

Digital-media delivery company RealNetworks on Thursday rolled out patches for four high-risk vulnerabilities in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the flaws put millions of users at risk of PC hijack attacks. The Seattle, Wash.-based... Read more...

EA working on new C&C Red Alert game

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:05:57 +0000

Electronic Arts has revealed that it's working on a new game in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert series in an email sent to fan site operators by VP and executive producer Mark Skaggs. With... Read more...

Mail Alert 1.0 Beta 2

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:38:18 +0000

Mail Alert is a free e-mail alert add-in for Microsoft Outlook. When new e-mail arrives, it will display a non-intrusive desktop alert containing essential information from the e-mail received. Now you can avoid the constant... Read more...

Military on alert for Coke's chip contest

Sat, 03 Jul 2004 18:10:28 +0000

There's a new security threat at some of the nation's military bases – and it looks uncannily like a can of Coke. Specially rigged Coke cans, part of a summer promotion, contain cell... Read more...

Microsoft Security Update Alert - Reminder to Patch

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sun, 02 May 2004 07:43:36 +0000

Microsoft has verified that a malicious worm known as W32.Sasser.worm and variants of that worm are spreading on the Internet. You can help protect your computer by downloading and installing Microsoft Security Update MS04-011. You... Read more...

Inside Microsoft Office-Product Updates Alert

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 04:03:03 +0000

Excel 2003 Update: KB834691 Under certain circumstances, a flaw in Microsoft Office Excel 2003® can cause the RAND(), RANDBETWEEN(), SLOPE(), INTERCEPT(), FORECAST(), and STEYX() functions to return incorrect values. This update fixes the flaw... Read more...

Microsoft Security Updates Alert

Steven Parker — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:47:04 +0000

I just got my monthly round-up of security alerts from Microsoft in my email and I thought I'd share it here seeing as Neowin is focused on keeping our readership up to date as far... Read more...

Olympics alert to hacking threat

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:09:04 +0000

Officials in Athens are developing plans to counter attacks on IT infrastructure. Security officials for the Athens Olympics are working on plans to counter a possible hacker attack on key infrastructure during the Games in... Read more...

Homeland Security Launches Cyber Alert System

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:06:47 +0000

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced an e-mail alert system that will warn computer users in real-time -- both technology professionals and home users -- of security vulnerabilities, potential impact, and how to... Read more...

New virus alert - W32/Dumaru.Y-mm

Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:13:08 +0000

On 23rd January 2004, MessageLabs, the email security company, intercepted a large number of copies of another variant of the Dumaru email worm – W32/Dumaru.Y. The initial copy of this new... Read more...

UK builds up alert network

Darren Bolton — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:29:00 +0000

The government is planning a scheme to help UK organisations fend off electronic attacks The government plans to roll out an early warning system for digital attacks to all local authorities next... Read more...

Major security alert hits Kazaa and iMesh

Tue, 27 May 2003 11:45:46 +0000

The peer-to-peer file sharing clients Kazaa and iMesh, which both use the FastTrack network, have been reported to have a critical security flaw which could see the supernodes (the things users connect to) in the... Read more...

E-mail virus alert carries own worm

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 09 Nov 2002 15:30:19 +0000

A Russian antivirus company apologized Friday for an e-mailed virus alert that was infected with the very worm the message was supposedly designed to warn against. Kaspersky Labs said the message, sent Thursday to subscribers... Read more...

MSN Messenger Virus alert

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:36:59 +0000

Thanks powerdafuture from our BPN Forum A worm spread among MSN Messenger users by fooling them into downloading an infectious file from the Internet, antivirus firms said on Thursday. Known as... Read more...

Hoax virus alert could cripple Windows Java

Thu, 16 May 2002 02:04:18 +0000

Antivirus experts are warning of a hoax virus alert which might trick users into deleting an important file on their Windows machines. The fake warning tells users to search their hard drives... Read more...

AOL ICQ in hacker risk alert

Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:59:35 +0000

A remotely exploitable buffer overflow glitch poses a risk for AOL ICQ users who have failed to apply a security fix, CERT warned yesterday. It says attackers who are able to exploit... Read more...

Linux Virus Alert

Sun, 06 Jan 2002 05:32:10 +0000

A new and more dangerous version of a remote-control virus that targets computers running the Linux operating system may be in the wild, but security experts do not expect the malicious code to spread widely.... Read more...

Microsoft® .NET Passport Security Alert

Steven Parker — Wed, 02 Jan 2002 21:02:33 +0000

Cheers me101 for this email he received from "Passport", shame I didn't get it :( Looks like at least microsoft are getting the right idea, any users who have a Microsoft passport account should be... Read more...

Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge Map Pack 1

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 03:35:26 +0000

Westwood has released the first official map pack for Yuri's Revenge, the expansion pack for C&C: Red Alert 2. The 143kb download contains two multiplayer maps, one titled "Transylvania Trouble" for 2-6 players, and the... Read more...