Windows Protected Mode is a feature of Internet Explorer that guards your computer from malicious software. Protected Mode was introduced with Windows Vista, and, as of the release of Windows 8, the ...

A previously undisclosed vulnerability allows attackers to bypass Protected Mode on both Internet Explorer 7 and 8. The flaw was discovered by researchers at managed services firm Verizon Business, ...

Microsoft Office 2010 knows there are Word-based macro viruses out there. It's so protective, in fact, it can be a bit annoying when you're trying to open Outlook attachments from co-workers. Tech ...

I have been wondering if there's a way that a Web page can tell if it's running in IE7 Protected Mode on Windows Vista. It turns out that yes, there is, but it's not as simple as I'd like. My hope was ...

Microsoft has been helping Adobe develop a sandbox similar to the Protected View in Office 2010. Adobe Reader Protected Mode, a sandboxing technology based on Microsoft’s Practical Windows Sandboxing ...

Last time we talked about how the original PC has a limit of 640 kB for your programs and 1 MB in total. But of course those restrictions chafed. People demanded more memory, and there were ...