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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., Microsoft Windows, Web browser, PC

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, vulnerability, flaw, Web page, Web browser, security, attack, Microsoft Corp.

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

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

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

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, flaw, patch management, Symantec Corp., security, attack, Microsoft Corp.

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, attack, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, e-mail, 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

IE flaw may boost rival browsers

June 28, 2004 Security researchers suggest that using Microsoft alternatives is one way to surf the Web worry-free. TAGS: monoculture, Opera Software, Mozilla Corp., security expert, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, flaw, security, SSL, chief technology officer, attack, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., researcher, password, server

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, password, attack, security, Web browser, blog, Microsoft Corp.

Second third-party fix out for Windows bug

October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, fix, flaw, cyberattack, patch, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

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

'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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows ME, cyberattack, flaw, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, security, Web page, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., attack, Web browser

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. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Stephen Toulouse, patch, fix, flaw, attack, source code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks

November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical." TAGS: Jouko Pynnonen, Java plug-in, Java, flaw, Sun Microsystems Inc., advisory, exploit, Java applet, virus, victim, Linux, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Web browser, attack, security

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: Websense Inc., flaw, e-mail spam, arsenal, fix, Microsoft Windows Metafile, search engine, security, spyware, Microsoft Windows, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, PC, e-mail
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