CVE-2012-1876: Recent update to the Cool Exploit Kit landing page
A recently debuted exploit kit (EK), called "Cool EK," and detected by us with the name Exploit:JS/Coolex, has been known to include various exploits targeting Oracle JRE, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash...
View ArticleWindows Azure Active Directory Tenant Details Script
Hi folks! I’ve posted a handy little script up to the TechNet Script Center. Here’s a direct link Technorati Tags: WAAD , Windows Azure AD , O365 , Office 365 , PowerShell This script is used to...
View ArticleOEM Appliance OOBE update: Set up a 4-node cluster in 30 minutes!
Hi folks, Scott here to talk about a new OEM Appliance OOBE (Out-of-box-experience) update that is now available for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Storage Server 2012. Windows server manufacturers...
View ArticleFix it for Security Advisory 2847140 is available
We have updated Security Advisory 2847140 to include an easy, one-click Fix it to address the known attack vectors. The Fix it is available to all customers and helps prevent known attacks that...
View ArticleHow to manage Out-of-Box Drivers with the use of Model Specific Driver Groups...
Hello. My name is Bill Spears and I am a Premier Field Engineer in the Windows/Platforms group at Microsoft. In today’s blog I will discuss the approach that I use to manage Out-Of-Box drivers within...
View ArticleAdvance Notification Service for the May 2013 Security Bulletin Release
Today we’re providing Advance Notification of 10 bulletins for release on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. This release brings two Critical and eight Important-class bulletins, which address 34 unique...
View ArticleNew Hotfix: DMP Uploader enters a bad loop in System Center 2012...
Consider the following scenario: You have Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. You install a stand-alone primary site server or a...
View ArticleTechEd 2013: Big News and a Big Event
As many of you already know, at this year’s TechEd we’re going to take the wraps off a range of new products and services, and I am very excited to be delivering the keynote address at both TechEd...
View ArticleCloud Delivered, Microsoft Presents TechEd 2013
Ready to get out of the office and get some serious training for your next technology project? Microsoft TechEd North America or TechEd Europe is the place to do that. With over 400 technical...
View ArticleThe Launch of the System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Pack for...
Solution– The AWS Management Pack for Operations ManagerWhether they are on-premises or in the AWS cloud, this SCOM Management Pack (MP) allows organizations running their Microsoft-based workloads at...
View ArticlePremier Technology Day Hosted by AskPFEPlat- Live Events in St. Louis and...
Hey everyone, I’d like to make you aware of an opportunity to connect with some AskPFEPlat celebrities (relatively speaking, of course). We’re hosting two, one-day workshops, live and in-person. This...
View ArticleResynchronization of virtual machines in Hyper-V Replica
What is resynchronization and why is it needed?Hyper-V Replica provides protection to VMs by tracking and replicating changes to the virtual hard disks (VHDs) of the VM. Hyper-V Replica runs 24 hours,...
View ArticleApplication Management Track on Building Clouds
Kurt Scherer from the VMM Team here, I wanted to bring attention to some awesome work around Service Templates in VMM. Over on the Building Clouds Blog, there have been a few recent posts that you...
View ArticleEpisode 6 of the ‘In the Cloud’ podcast: High Availability
In this episode, I take a look at the topic of high availability, back up, and disaster recovery. These are incredibly important topics for businesses that depend on consistent access to corporate...
View ArticleJoin our ITPro Panel and influence future Microsoft Server Management and...
The Microsoft Server and Management Studios User Research team is looking for IT Professionals to join our customer panel. Your participation in this panel will help us understand customer...
View ArticleNew Series of Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses on System Center–Ask a System...
On May 21, Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) continues its monthly series of free Q&A sessions led by Microsoft technical evangelists. This month, we’re releasing several great System Center 2012 SP1...
View ArticleNew Book About Virtual Machine Manager!
One of our Microsoft MVPs, Alessandro Cardoso, wrote a great book on Virtual Machine Manager. Check it out! http://link.packtpub.com/POCsIQ
View ArticleBrowser extension hijacks Facebook profiles
We have received reports about a wave of malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles. This threat was first discovered in Brazil. We detect it as Trojan:JS/Febipos.A. The malware...
View ArticleUpdated data shows prevalence of Java malware in 2012
Recently we released the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 14. The report initially presented data showing reduced Java malware detections in Q3 2012 and gaining prevalence in Q4 of 2012....
View ArticleUpdate Rollups For Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 Explained
Hello all,If you pay attention to the updates we rollout each month or take note of what Windows Updates are on your Windows 8 PC or Windows Server 2012 Server, you may have seen some monthly rollup...
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