More than 70 websites are impersonating popular Windows utilities, with convincing clones ranking in search results and some already distributing trojanized installers to unsuspecting users.

Dave Plummer defended Windows using the wrong identifier entirely. See how GDID really differs from a GUID, and why his take ...

Notepad++ malware: CERT-UA warns Russia-aligned UAC-0099 is hiding LUNCHPOKE, BURNYBEAR, and MATCHBOIL.V2 inside a fake ...

UAC-0099 is bundling Notepad++ with a malicious plugin to deploy BurnyBear and MatchBoil malware against Ukrainian ...

CERT-UA links UAC-0099 to a fake Notepad++ plugin that deploys BURNYBEAR and MATCHBOIL.V2, with persistence running every ...

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, ...

Microsoft is focused on addressing complaints with Windows 11 this year, and you can test out major improvements in Insider builds before anyone else. These 10 are my top picks.

Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, you'll soon need to switch to Windows 11 for security reasons. We compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon upgrading.

Something to look forward to: Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8687 to the Experimental Channel, introducing several improvements including a unified update experience ...

Windows 11 is simpler, more attractive, and more modern than its predecessors, but it’s also familiar and offers the same basic interactions and interfaces. It was first introduced by Microsoft in ...

Two flaws in the widely used open-source editor can be triggered through manipulated configuration files, prompting security updates from the project's maintainers. Two arbitrary code execution ...

Microsoft patched a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Windows Notepad through its February 2026 Patch Tuesday updates that allows attackers to execute malicious code remotely via ...