Microsoft Virus Information Alliance (VIA)

The Microsoft Product Support Services Security Team is pleased to announce our participation in a new virus information-sharing program with industry leading anti-virus software vendors. Microsoft has joined forces with Network Associates and Trend Micro in order to provide our customers with detailed information on significant viruses that are affecting Microsoft products and our customers.

As part of this alliance, Microsoft, Network Associates’ AVERT (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team) and Trend Micro TrendLabs will exchange valuable technical information on newly discovered viruses so that we can more quickly communicate to customers their targets, impact and methods of remediation. We believe this alliance will allow us to provide authoritative and timely information to customers on newly discovered viruses in the wild, while at the same time referring customers to their preferred participating anti-virus vendor for additional details. Microsoft Product Support Services will continue to offer additional support to customers affected by viruses free of charge and will work with our customer’s anti-virus vendor on the necessary steps for resolution.

The PSS Security Team will also post updated information on this website regarding new and potentially damaging viruses that have been discovered in the wild. It is important to note that PSS Security will only provide information on viruses that affect Microsoft products and that meet the criteria for an alert as defined by our severity matrix. The PSS Security Virus Severity Matrix and its related definitions can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/virus/matrix.asp

Customers can find virus alerts issued by the PSS Security team at this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/virus/alerts/default.asp

The PSS Security Team looks forward to working with Network Associates and Trend Micro to help us deliver on our commitment to Trustworthy Computing by increasing the availability of accurate and timely information regarding virus outbreaks affecting our customers. Moving forward, PSS Security will also update this site will with additional information on virus trends, and, updated ‘how-to’ articles for all of our customer segments and additional information.

PSS Security Team

Soucre Microsoft
 
They should start with there own product's because by definition they are a virus....:D

"The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck, is probably the day Microsoft starts making vacuum cleaners."
- Ernst Jan Plugge
 
About Bloody time i say:)

MS has 1 of the worst reps when it comes 2 security & virus/trogan backdoors

Cheers RASTABT:)

@PC-GUY can't agree more Bud:)

BaNzI:D

Any 1 else noticed that the more bloated MS becomes, the more it's software becomes 2:p
 
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