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Windows Sandbox is the safest way to test unknown files without risking your PC

Most of us have downloaded something that made us hesitate before double-clicking on the file. Maybe it was a utility from GitHub, a driver mirror you do not fully trust, or an installer that Windows ...

Microsoft adds Windows protections for malicious Remote Desktop files

Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection ...
Network World

Comodo’s “default deny” approach keeps known and unknown malware from endpoints

Many endpoint protection solutions allow files to open if they are not confirmed as malicious. Comodo denies unknown files access until they are proven to be benign Anyone who has ever had to deal ...

Microsoft adds new safety rails to save you from remote desktop attacks

Microsoft has shipped one of the most practically useful security updates in recent memory, and if you work in an environment ...
Dark Reading

Palo Alto Networks Finds Unknown Malware Rampant In Enterprise Networks

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Palo Alto Networks conducted using the company's WildFire(TM) malware analysis engine shows that targeted and unknown malware are a ...
Ars Technica

Noticed strange unknown files in Chinese on my C partition.

I'm currently reorganizing my C partition and moving stuff away from it unto other partitions. While doing this, I just noticed the few suspicious files highlighted in pink on the pic below. Norton AV ...