.NET 8.0 Update - May 22, 2025 (KB5059200)

.NET 8.0 Update - May 22, 2025 KB5059200 Today, we are releasing .NET 8.0.313 and .NET 8.0.410 which is an update to .NET 8.0.312 and .NET 8.0.409 SDK. Our May release for .NET 8.0.312 and .NET 8.0.409 missed a fix for CVE-2025-26646 which impacts Microsoft.Build.Tasks.core.dll. Note that there i...

Pulling Back the Curtain on Rogue AV Tech Support

We’ve blogged a few times about rogue AV, explaining how search engines have been abused using Black Hat Search Engine Optimization techniques to redirect web surfers to rogue AV websites. Recently, we’ve noticed that the rogue AVs being spread are all equipped with an “Online Support” button. Se...