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Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole

March 24, 2006 Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk. TAGS: e-mail virus, vulnerability, code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

September 25, 2006 Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing. TAGS: flaw, Windows PC, Websense Inc., security company, representative, malicious software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, PC

Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

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: cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, cyberattack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Symantec Corp., bug, Microsoft Windows ME, attack, Microsoft Outlook Express, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, PC

Microsoft investigates potential new IE flaw

August 18, 2005 update Newly discovered, unpatched flaw could put users at risk of cyberattack, but it is still unclear which users may be vulnerable. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Office 2002, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, attack, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, e-mail

Security pros provide interim IE patch

September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, patch, iDefense, fix, patch management, vulnerability, flaw, attack, risk, security company, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, PC

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

August 8, 2006 Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, attack, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security, bug, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail, PC

MySpace to Apple: Fix that worm

December 5, 2006 After worm spreads on social-networking site, MySpace asks Apple to update its QuickTime media player. TAGS: MySpace, Apple QuickTime, Hemanshu Nigam, Apple Computer, F-Secure Corp., worm, profile, fix, attack, solution, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail

Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal

September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., e-mail spam, arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, search engine, security, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, spyware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail
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