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Microsoft is working with vendors to minimize false positives detected by Windows Defender

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 09:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has outlined some techniques that software vendors need to follow in order to avoid false positives being caught by Windows Defender. Techniques include respecting the customer's choice. Read more...

Is Google Falsely Flagging Harmless Sites?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:03:25 +0000

Some Web site operators are complaining that Google is flagging their sites as containing malicious software when they believe their sites are harmless. At issue is an interstitial page that Google presents when a user... Read more...

WinXP activation harmless, cuddly, says MS chief. Again.

Fri, 05 Oct 2001 18:17:17 +0000

Microsoft Windows Product Activation chief Allen Nieman was in London this morning for city number five on his tour of Europe, evangelising his baby. WPA is simple, unobtrusive, doesn't invade your privacy, almost cuddly and... Read more...