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Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public

 September 22, 2004 Program showing how to use flaw in Windows' handling of graphics files hits the Net--back up your family photos and beware. TAGS: flaw, JPEG, attack, Symantec Corp., code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office, security, operating system

Microsoft: SP2 shimmy's not a flaw

 February 1, 2005 Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP. TAGS: Positive Technologies, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, service pack, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security company, flaw, malicious code, attacker, Microsoft Windows XP, threat, method, representative, Microsoft Corp., situation

Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk

 November 8, 2005 Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Windows PC, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., security, attack, spyware, software company, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Major browsers bitten by security bugs

 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, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Firefox, researcher, attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes

 November 14, 2006 Fixes are in for eight flaws related to Windows, including three holes that could compromise PCs without the user having to do anything. TAGS: Novell NetWare, bulletin, workstation, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Windows 2000, fix, attacker, agent, attack, firewall, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, security, PC

Microsoft warns of new Windows security issues

 February 8, 2006 Company says issues put some Windows users at risk of attack and that it's investigating a third possible vulnerability. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, service pack, Microsoft Windows ME, access control, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 2000, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML, attack

IE flaw opens door to infection on sight

 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 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, flaw, vulnerability, service pack, Service Pack 2, Symantec Corp., security, attack

Microsoft rushes out critical IE fix

 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, flaw, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, PC

Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes

 October 12, 2005 Patches fix 14 security holes in the OS, including serious ones that could be exploited for a malicious worm attack. TAGS: Microsoft COM+, Stephen Toulouse, streaming media, security hole, eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Windows 2000, vulnerability, flaw, worm, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, attack
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