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March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: cursor, cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows PC, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

May 24, 2005 In a new type of attack, user files are encrypted remotely and attackers demand money for key to decode them. TAGS: Websense Inc., Symantec Corp., attacker, attack, malicious program, victim, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

December 9, 2004 Penn State urges students to use alternative browsers to reduce risk of attacks through flaws in the Microsoft software. TAGS: Bofra worm, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious code, attacker, Firefox, student, Opera Software, university, Web browser, Apple Computer, security, attack, virus, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. TAGS: bulletin, authentication protocol, Kerberos, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, remote desktop, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, flaw, Service Pack 2, vulnerability, service pack, Symantec Corp., attack, security

December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks. TAGS: Bofra worm, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attacker, Service Pack 2, service pack, security, attack, flaw, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

June 25, 2004 But is another such attack possible? Experts say yes--and warn surfers to be wary. TAGS: attacker, Microsoft IIS Server, attack, victim, Russia, malicious code, Symantec Corp., researcher, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, server, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

March 25, 2007 Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn. TAGS: attacker, WINS, DNS, Windows PC, traffic, article, researcher, R&D, domain name, server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

November 22, 2006 Flaw could enable attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, security researcher warns, citing exploit on MySpace. TAGS: XSS, username, Firefox, MySpace, exploit, Firefox 2.0, attacker, flaw, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, password, attack, blog, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

November 22, 2004 Online intruders hit a server owned by advertising host Falk and use it to distribute a destructive program via banner ads. TAGS: Bofra worm, LURHQ Corp., banner advertisement, attacker, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious code, virus, flaw, server, security, Microsoft Corp.

October 20, 2004 What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs. TAGS: security bug, vulnerability, flaw, KDE, Opera Software, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, researcher, Firefox, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

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