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Microsoft's Software Is Malware
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
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External Links 113
Join
my.fsf.org
Target URL
https://my.fsf.org/join?mtm_campaign=spring25&mtm_source=banner
Read more
www.fsf.org
Target URL
https://www.fsf.org/appeal?mtm_campaign=spring25&mtm_source=banner
HARDWARE
h-node.org
Target URL
https://h-node.org/
any change whatsoever can be imposed on the users
www.informationweek.com
Target URL
https://www.informationweek.com/government/microsoft-updates-windows-without-user-permission-apologizes
reported in 2007
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20200219180230/http://slated.org/windows_by_stealth_the_updates_you_dont_want
forcibly and immediately imposed
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/windows-10-updates-to-be-automatic-and-mandatory-for-home-users/
backdoored its disk encryption
theintercept.com
Target URL
https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/
veers away from Windows 8 computers with TPM 2.0
www.theregister.com
Target URL
https://www.theregister.com/2013/08/23/nsa_germany_windows_8/
original article in German
www.zeit.de
Target URL
https://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2013-08/trusted-computing-microsoft-windows-8-nsa
Writable microcode for Intel and AMD microprocessors
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20150206003913/http://www.afr.com/p/technology/intel_chips_could_be_nsa_key_to_ymrhS1HS1633gCWKt5tFtI
remotely deleting apps
www.computerworld.com
Target URL
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2732767/microsoft--we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps.html
bricking all DRM'ed ebooks it has ever “sold”
www.bbc.com
Target URL
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47810367
DRM in Windows
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/08/aacs-tentacles/
Recall records everything users do on their computer
www.techtarget.com
Target URL
https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/Privacy-and-security-risks-surrounding-Microsoft-Recall
Recall will not take screenshots of digitally restricted media
support.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy-and-control-over-your-recall-experience-d404f672-7647-41e5-886c-a3c59680af15
A critical vulnerability in Windows systems that support IPv6
www.bleepingcomputer.com
Target URL
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/zero-click-windows-tcp-ip-rce-impacts-all-systems-with-ipv6-enabled-patch-now/
16 years after the first affected system
msrc.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38063
The Microsoft Office encryption is weak
www.bleepingcomputer.com
Target URL
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-office-365-email-encryption-could-expose-message-content/
infecting people's computers with RedLine stealer malware
www.bleepingcomputer.com
Target URL
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-windows-11-upgrade-installers-infect-you-with-redline-malware/
can allow crackers to remotely gain access to the operating system
edition.cnn.com
Target URL
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/08/tech/microsoft-windows-10-printnightmare/
holes in Microsoft's proprietary email software, named Microsoft 365
krebsonsecurity.com
Target URL
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/at-least-30000-u-s-organizations-newly-hacked-via-holes-in-microsofts-email-software/
security flaw in proprietary program Microsoft Windows Defender that lurked undetected for 12 years
www.wired.com
Target URL
https://www.wired.com/story/windows-defender-vulnerability-twelve-years/
could have let a malicious GIF steal user data from Microsoft Teams accounts
www.forbes.com
Target URL
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/27/your-whole-companys-microsoft-teams-data-couldve-been-stolen-with-an-evil-gif/
attack a great number of Windows computers with ransomware
theintercept.com
Target URL
https://theintercept.com/2017/05/12/the-nsas-lost-digital-weapon-is-helping-hijack-computers-around-the-world/
flaw in Internet Explorer and Edge
www.zdnet.com
Target URL
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-attack-can-steal-your-username-password-and-other-logins/
Point-of-sale terminals running Windows were taken over
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/credit-card-fraud-comes-of-age-with-first-known-point-of-sale-botnet/
facing unjust choices
www.zdnet.com
Target URL
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cant-upgrade-your-windows-10-pc-here-are-you-options-before-it-all-ends-in-5-months/
show ads in the “Recommended” section of the Windows11 Start menu
www.cnet.com
Target URL
https://www.cnet.com/tech/who-wants-ads-in-their-windows-11-start-menu-heres-how-to-turn-them-off/
Microsoft is using malware tactics to get users to switch to their web browser
www.theverge.com
Target URL
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/15/24101887/microsoft-bing-popups-windows-11-google-chrome
forcing them to give the reason why they were closing it
www.theverge.com
Target URL
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/8/23952878/microsoft-onedrive-windows-close-app-notification
remotely disabling Internet Explorer, forcibly redirecting users to Microsoft Edge
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/14/microsoft-to-phase-out-internet-explorer-with-new-edge-browser
replace default apps in its Windows
www.theverge.com
Target URL
https://www.theverge.com/22630319/microsoft-windows-11-default-browser-changes
forcibly removing the Flash player from computers running Windows 10
uk.pcmag.com
Target URL
https://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems/131798/microsoft-starts-automatically-removing-flash-from-windows
forcing Windows users
www.slashgear.com
Target URL
https://www.slashgear.com/windows-10-users-are-grumpy-over-forced-updates-and-unwanted-apps-18643135/
install upgrades it pushes
support.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe
harangues users if they try to install Firefox (or Chrome)
www.ghacks.net
Target URL
https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/
impose use of its browser, Edge, in certain circumstances
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/windows-10-microsoft-force-people-edge-browser-windows-mail-chrome-firefox
intrusive ads for Microsoft products and its partners' products
www.theverge.com
Target URL
https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer
drastically reduces the performances of machines running Windows10
answers.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2
repeatedly switched on a flag that urged users to “upgrade” to Windows 10
www.computerworld.com
Target URL
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3012278/microsoft-sets-stage-for-massive-windows-10-upgrade-strategy.html
malware techniques
www.theregister.com
Target URL
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/17/microsoft_windows_10_upgrade_gwx_vs_humanity/
blatantly disregards user choice and privacy
www.eff.org
Target URL
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/windows-10-microsoft-blatantly-disregards-user-choice-and-privacy-deep-dive
harangue users to complain to the sysadmins about not “upgrading” to Windows 10
www.computerworld.com
Target URL
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3042397/admins-beware-domain-attached-pcs-are-sprouting-get-windows-10-ads.html
desupported all future Intel CPUs for Windows 7 and 8
www.theverge.com
Target URL
https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake
AMD and Qualcomm CPUs, too
gizmodo.com
Target URL
https://gizmodo.com/only-the-latest-version-of-windows-will-run-on-some-fut-1753545825
deletes downloaded files that it considers malware
answers.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-defender-deleted-my-download-without/0b4211cf-80f7-47c7-8ea0-675785a0003c
force-installing a “remediation” program
borncity.com
Target URL
https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/
tampering with users' settings and files
support.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4023057-update-health-tools-windows-update-service-components-fccad0ca-dc10-2e46-9ed1-7e392450fb3a
critical
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20240223182933/https://www.windowsmode.com/microsoft-suspends-windows-10-october-2018-update-rollout-due-to-critical-bugs/
effectively forcing their owners to switch to Windows 10
learn.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/installing-updates-features-roles/processor-not-supported-together-with-windows-version
has dropped support for Windows 7 and 8 on recent processors
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/new-processors-are-now-blocked-from-receiving-updates-on-old-windows/
silently download… the whole of Windows 10
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/11/microsoft-downloading-windows-1
jeopardize important operations in regions of the world with poor connectivity
www.theregister.com
Target URL
https://www.theregister.com/2016/06/03/windows_10_upgrade_satellite_link/
downgrade
gizmodo.com
Target URL
https://gizmodo.com/woman-wins-10-000-from-microsoft-after-unwanted-window-1782666146
they find that they are denied the option to cancel or even postpone the imposed date of installation
www.theregister.com
Target URL
https://www.theregister.com/2016/06/01/windows_10_nagware_no_way_out/
sabotage alternative compatible chips
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/windows-update-drivers-bricking-usb-serial-chips-beloved-of-hardware-hackers/
installing this automatically
it.slashdot.org
Target URL
https://it.slashdot.org/story/16/01/31/1720259/ftdi-driver-breaks-hardware-again
delete applications
www.ghacks.net
Target URL
http://www.ghacks.net/2015/11/24/beware-latest-windows-10-update-may-remove-programs-automatically/
Microsoft cut off security fixes for Windows XP, except to some big users that pay exorbitantly
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20191205010621/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3423768/windows-xp--end-of-an-era--end-of-an-error.html
cut off support for some Internet Explorer versions
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20181030194725/https://www.computerworlduk.com/applications/more-than-half-of-all-ie-users-face-patch-axe-in-10-months-3605515/
Microsoft informs the NSA of bugs in Windows before fixing them
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20130622044225/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/06/how-can-any-company-ever-trust-microsoft-again/index.htm
to subscribe to Office 365 to be able to create/edit documents
www.computerworld.com
Target URL
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2948755/office-for-windows-10-will-require-office-365-subscription-on-pcs-larger-tablets.html
collecting voice and face data
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/nsw-education-department-caught-unaware-after-microsoft-teams-began-collecting-students-biometric-data
made biometric data collection the default
learn.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/voice-and-face-recognition#admin-settings
tightening the chains that force Windows useds to sign into their Microsoft account
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-windows-11-build-makes-mandatory-microsoft-account-sign-in-even-more-mandatory/
Outlook has become a “data collection and ad delivery service”
proton.me
Target URL
https://proton.me/blog/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service
retrieve credentials associated with any third-party services
www.cyberkendra.com
Target URL
https://www.cyberkendra.com/2023/11/new-outlook-update-raises-privacy.html
uploads users' files and personal information to Microsoft's “cloud”
www.zdnet.com
Target URL
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-now-turns-on-onedrive-folder-backup-without-your-permission/
Microsoft Services agreement
www.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/servicesagreement
sends the URLs of images the user views to Microsoft's servers
www.neowin.net
Target URL
https://www.neowin.net/news/edge-sends-images-you-view-online-to-microsoft-here-is-how-to-disable-that/
Windows 11 starts to send data to online servers
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20230212120649/https://www.techspot.com/news/97535-windows-11-spyware-machine-out-users-control.html
released an “update” that installs a surveillance program
betanews.com
Target URL
https://betanews.com/2023/01/19/microsoft-is-using-the-kb5021751-update-to-see-if-you-have-an-unsupported-version-of-office-installed/
require internet connection and a Microsoft account
www.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-11-specifications
Rufus
gothub.projectsegfau.lt
Target URL
https://gothub.projectsegfau.lt/pbatard/rufus/
to snoop on each employee
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/26/microsoft-productivity-score-feature-criticised-workplace-surveillance
it would remove this capability
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/02/microsoft-apologises-productivity-score-critics-derided-workplace-surveillance
requiring every player to open an account on Microsoft's network
www.theverge.com
Target URL
https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/22/21527647/minecraft-microsoft-account-mojang-java
can play Minetest
directory.fsf.org
Target URL
https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Minetest
being forced to move to Microsoft servers
www.minecraft.net
Target URL
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house
are collecting user's personal and identifiable data
www.consumerreports.org
Target URL
https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/videoconferencing-privacy-issues-google-microsoft-webex-a7383469308/
are collecting people's access points and GPS coordinates (which can identify people's precise location) even if their GPS is turned off
www.lifewire.com
Target URL
https://www.lifewire.com/wifi-positioning-system-1683343
tricking users to create an account on their network
www.howtogeek.com
Target URL
https://www.howtogeek.com/442609/confirmed-windows-10-setup-now-prevents-local-account-creation/
human workers listen to the recordings
www.vice.com
Target URL
https://www.vice.com/en/article/43kv4q/microsoft-human-contractors-listened-to-xbox-owners-homes-kinect-cortana
eavesdrop on calls
www.slate.com
Target URL
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/07/20/skype_won_t_comment_on_whether_it_can_now_eavesdrop_on_conversations_.html
forces people to give their phone number
answers.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/why-does-my-new-e-mail-account-need-a-phone-number/70049eaf-3b66-4d02-87cc-79dc73c2ea08
by force setting the telemetry mode to “Full”
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/dutch-privacy-regulator-says-that-windows-10-breaks-the-law/
“Full” telemetry mode
docs.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization#full-level
which can contain sensitive information like administrator's login password
docs.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc939702(v=technet.10)
identify people browsing through Tor
yro.slashdot.org
Target URL
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/02/231229/windows-drm-protected-files-used-to-decloak-tor-browser-users
sends debugging information to Microsoft, including core dumps
betanews.com
Target URL
https://betanews.com/2016/11/24/microsoft-shares-windows-10-telemetry-data-with-third-parties/
Windows 10 comes with 13 screens of snooping options
duo.com
Target URL
https://duo.com/decipher/bring-your-own-dilemma-oem-laptops-and-windows-10-security
Windows 10 sends data to Microsoft about what applications are running
www.ghacks.net
Target URL
https://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought/
to give users the impression it was gone
www.theregister.com
Target URL
https://www.theregister.com/2015/11/26/microsoft_renamed_data_slurper_reinserted_windows_10/
Windows 10 sends identifiable information to Microsoft
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/
ships with default settings that show no regard for the privacy of its users
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20180923125732/https://jonathan.porta.codes/2015/07/30/windows-10-seems-to-have-some-scary-privacy-defaults/
gives Microsoft a key
edri.org
Target URL
https://edri.org/our-work/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-personal-data-abused/
Windows 10 requires users to give permission for total snooping
www.techworm.net
Target URL
https://www.techworm.net/2014/10/microsofts-windows-10-permission-watch-every-move.html
Microsoft SkyDrive allows the NSA to directly examine users' data
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20190421070310/https://www.itproportal.com/2014/05/14/microsoft-openly-offered-cloud-data-fbi-and-nsa/
spyware
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20130928235637/http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/06/20/project-chess-how-u-s-snoops-on-your-skype/
specifically for spying
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data
Windows Update snoops on the user
www.theregister.com
Target URL
https://www.theregister.com/2003/02/28/windows_update_keeps_tabs/
Windows 8.1 snoops on local searches
www.infoworld.com
Target URL
https://www.infoworld.com/article/2611451/a-look-at-the-black-underbelly-of-windows-8-1--blue-.html
secret NSA key in Windows
www.marketoracle.co.uk
Target URL
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article40836.html
Microsoft is shutting down Skype
arstechnica.com
Target URL
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/on-may-5-microsofts-skype-will-shut-down-for-good/
Jitsi Meet
jitsi.org
Target URL
https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/
connect to Microsoft servers at least every thirty-one days
www.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-for-home-and-school-faq?legRedir=true&CorrelationId=c9c5b549-11ad-4f71-bf81-b7e069fdb372
only programs from the Windows Store could be installed and executed
www.theguardian.com
Target URL
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/03/windows-10-s-microsoft-faster-pc-comparison
upgrade to Windows 10 Pro
www.theverge.com
Target URL
https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/13/15789998/microsoft-windows-10-s-upgrade-windows-10-pro-guide
S mode
support.microsoft.com
Target URL
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-and-windows-11-in-s-mode-faq-851057d6-1ee9-b9e5-c30b-93baebeebc85
Windows 8 on “mobile devices” (now defunct) was a jail
web.archive.org
Target URL
https://web.archive.org/web/20190917162027/https://www.itworld.com/article/2832657/microsoft-metro-app-store-lock-down.html
“fixed” the “error”
www.securitynewspaper.com
Target URL
https://www.securitynewspaper.com/2016/07/15/microsoft-silently-kills-dev-backdoor-boots-linux-locked-windows-rt-slabs/
Mobile devices that come with Windows 8 are tyrants
www.fsf.org
Target URL
https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
creativecommons.org
Target URL
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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