Vista Defender flaw creates security risk

Dave Bailey
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Security firm PatchLink urges managers to patch Vista Windows Defender Malware Protection Engine

Microsoft Vista is vulnerable to being taken over by hackers if users do not patch its flawed Windows Defender Malware Protection Engine (MPE), security vendor PatchLink warned. In a further bl...

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