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Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Attack code targets new IE hole

September 15, 2006 Code that exploits a serious, yet-to-be-patched hole in Microsoft's Web browser has been posted on the Net. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows PC, flaw, attacker, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, PC

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: Websense Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows PC, fix, flaw, malicious software, security company, attack, security, representative, Microsoft Corp., software company, e-mail, PC

Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks. TAGS: McAfee Inc., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, attack, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Web browser, PC

Miscreants encrypt files, hold them for ransom

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, victim, malicious program, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

Another security hole found in IE

April 6, 2006 Flaw could aid phishing scammers seeking to pilfer personal information from unsuspecting Net users. TAGS: phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, vulnerability, Web page, Web browser, security, attack, Microsoft Corp.

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, code, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

Filter flaw vexes Hotmail, Yahoo

March 23, 2004 A problem in the way Web-based e-mail services Hotmail and Yahoo Mail filter messages could have allowed an attacker to steal access rights and data from users. TAGS: MSN Hotmail, flaw, XSS, advisory, script, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Inc., vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, message, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, e-mail

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: Microsoft Office 2002, Websense Inc., flaw, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Internet Explorer, representative, Microsoft Office, patch management, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, PC, e-mail

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

January 17, 2007 Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, exploit, flaw, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, attack, Microsoft Windows

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

September 19, 2006 Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites. TAGS: Websense Inc., malicious software, Sunbelt Software, exploit, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, Windows PC, security company, attack, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Researchers warn of infectious Web sites

June 25, 2004 update Net surfers beware: "Serious" flaws let compromised servers take control of computers via Internet Explorer. TAGS: researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, victim, malicious program, Web server, patch, malicious code, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., server, attack, Web browser, PC

Microsoft releases final IE 7 beta

June 29, 2006 Browser's third beta release includes some feature changes in addition to fixes to reliability, compatibility and security. Images: IE 7 features TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, beta, flaw, bug, Microsoft Corp., attack

More exploits out for Windows flaws

December 1, 2005 Users should be shielded from two new attack codes if they use security updates. It's the unpatched flaws that cause worry. TAGS: exploit, flaw, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., attack, patch, patch management, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft warns of 22 new security flaws

October 12, 2004 The goal now is to "guess what the criminals are going to attack," an exec says. Redmond will focus first on the critical flaws. TAGS: Sasser worm, flaw, Stephen Toulouse, advisory, Microsoft Exchange Server, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patches three critical browser flaws

July 30, 2004 The software giant hopes that the trifecta of fixes will lasso the Download.Ject Trojan horse. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch, vulnerability, Web browser, Symantec Corp., flaw, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., 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 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, flaw, service pack, Service Pack 2, vulnerability, attack, security, Symantec Corp.

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, Service Pack 2, attack, security, flaw, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC, Web browser

Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake login pages?

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, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, password, blog, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.