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This is the sixth volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR).

Volume 6 of the SIR focuses on the second half of 2008 (from July - December) and builds upon the data published in the previously released volumes of the SIR. Using data derived from hundreds of millions of computers worldwide, and some of the busiest online services on the Internet, this report provides an in-depth perspective on trends in software vulnerability disclosures as well as trends in the malicious and potentially unwanted software landscape, and an update on trends in software vulnerability exploits.

Files

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Files
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 6 (July through December 2008).pdf
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 6 (July through December 2008).xps
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 6 - Key Findings Summary - English.pdf
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 6 - Key Findings Summary - English.xps

This download includes .xps files. XPS was a Microsoft document format intended to replace PDF. To view these files, you may need to install the XPS Essentials Pack.

Any supported Operating System

Download the SIR and/or the Key Findings Summary. Both are available as a PDF or an XPS. In order to view the XPS document, you will need to install the reader (included in Windows Vista).