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Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks
January 3, 2006
Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan
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Microsoft inadvertently leaks WMF patch
January 4, 2006
Company, under fire over timing of fix for a serious Windows flaw, pulls early version of patch off the Web.
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Microsoft rushes out Windows patch
January 5, 2006
roundup Promises to deliver fix early after catching heat over a serious Windows flaw that left systems exposed.
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Wait for Windows patch opens attack window
January 4, 2006
Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
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Third party offers temporary IE fix
March 28, 2006
Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw.
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Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time
January 5, 2006
Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Thursday, after the company comes under criticism.
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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.
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