LG Monitor Forces McAfee Ad Installation, Microsoft Responds
Microsoft disables McAfee ads on LG monitors after unauthorized installation via Windows Update. However, the core issue of peripheral-driven app distribution persists.
Microsoft disables McAfee ads on LG monitors after unauthorized installation via Windows Update. However, the core issue of peripheral-driven app distribution persists.
Yufeng Gao and gdwnldsKSC release Intel Itanium (IA-64) emulator v0.1, successfully booting Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP 64-bit. Code to be released on GitHub soon.
On the same day Microsoft released a record-breaking number of patches, an anonymous researcher unveiled exploit code for a zero-day vulnerability, HiveLegacy, allowing low-privilege users to manipulate admin account registries.
A zero-day patch for Windows Defender released by Microsoft has introduced a new issue, potentially allowing attackers to fill hard drives.
According to StatConsumer's June 2026 data, Windows desktop OS share fell to 56.55%, dropping below 60% for the first time. Linux recorded 4.39%, its highest in recent years. Apple's combined OS share remains above 16%.
The FBI used Windows' GDID (Global Device Identifier) to identify a suspect from the Scattered Spider group, spotlighting the role of OS telemetry data in criminal investigations.
Windows GDID was used as evidence for the first time in the arrest of a Scattered Spider member. We analyze the technical details and privacy concerns of telemetry-based individual tracking.
A thread on Slashdot discussing "Windows apps not ported to Linux" is gaining attention, with IrfanView, 7-Zip, and Notepad++ as hot topics. Opinions vary on Wine's limitations and the availability of alternatives.
FluentCleaner, a new open-source cleaning tool for Windows, has emerged. It adopts the winapp2.ini rules database and features a modern UI built with WinUI 3.
Microsoft's anti-competitive "AARD Code" hidden in Windows 3.1 beta targeted DR DOS, leading to a $280 million secret settlement in 2000.
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