Internet Explorer's Protected Mode is a feature of the browser that prevents malicious software, code and plugins from being installed on your office computer. The feature monitors websites and blocks ...

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 ...

Starting with Windows Vista, Protected Mode was added as a new feature in Internet Explorer. This Protected Mode, added an extra layer of protection by locking down parts of your operating system that ...

Researchers have found a chink in Internet Explorer’s ‘protected mode’ security armour that hints at trouble for other Windows apps built around the technology, including Google’s Chrome and Adobe’s ...

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 has released an update today for Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 8.1 that disables the browser's Enhanced Protected Mode, which was previously enabled by default. Microsoft's monthly "Patch ...

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 ...

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 ...