WinPlanet Windows Software News http://www.winplanet.com/news_list/1-d.htm Looking to make the most of your Windows business software? WinPlanet is the place to learn about all the latest Windows software products. Read insightful software reviews, gain access to Windows tutorials and how-to information, and download popular Windows applications. en-us Copyright 1996-2010 Jupitermedia Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com Dynamic content generator http://backend.userland.com/rss 1440 Silverlight 4 Enters Release Candidate Phase http://www.winplanet.com/article/4721-.htm While Microsoft's Silverlight 4 won't be officially released until next month, an almost-ready-for-primetime "release candidate" version is now available for download. 3/16/2010 IE Zero-Day Flaw Workaround Released, Patch Forthcoming http://www.winplanet.com/article/4720-.htm Microsoft has released a workaround to help protect against a zero-day exploit in its Internet Explorer browser, and a full patch is in the works. 3/16/2010 Scareware Raking in Millions Says McAfee http://www.winplanet.com/article/4719-.htm A new report reveals phony antivirus programs and similar <i>scareware</i> exploits are victimizing as many as a million people each day, with millions of dollars involved. 3/15/2010 Safari 4.0.5 Seeks to Secure WebKit Vulnerabilities http://www.winplanet.com/article/4718-.htm Apple releases Safari 4.0.5 to address sixteen security flaws, the majority of which are in the Web browser's WebKit rendering engine. 3/15/2010 Metasploit Exploit Emerges for IE Zero-Day Vulnerability http://www.winplanet.com/article/4716-.htm This week's security warning from Microsoft for a zero-day hole in Internet Explorer has opened the door for a hacker to create a working model of how to exploit the vulnerability. 3/12/2010 Firefox 3.6.2 to Arrive on March 30th http://www.winplanet.com/article/4715-.htm Mozilla is scheduled to release Firefox 3.6.2 on March 30th, which also marks the end of updates for the Firefox 3.0.x line. 3/12/2010 Would You Like Malware with That Smartphone? http://www.winplanet.com/article/4713-.htm Panda Security recently uncovered Confiker, Mariposa and Lineage password stealing malware samples installed on a newly purchased Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone. 3/11/2010 Windows 7 SP1 Arriving in Q4 2010? http://www.winplanet.com/article/4712-.htm In a move to convince IT shops to adopt Windows 7 sooner instead of later, Microsoft may be looking to get Windows 7 Service Pack 1 out before the end of 2010. 3/10/2010 Lean Patch Tuesday Leaves Zero-Day Unpatched http://www.winplanet.com/article/4711-.htm March's patch drop from Microsoft is a rather lean one from the software giant, and a zero-day flaw in the way Windows handles help files and scripting remains unpatched for now. 3/10/2010 Trojan Reported in Energizer DUO Software http://www.winplanet.com/article/4710-.htm The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team issues a warning that software for the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a Trojan that hackers could exploit to hijack Windows-based PCs. 3/9/2010