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Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw

October 22, 2005 Computer code exploits a flaw in Windows similar to the hole that led to the Zotob worm two months ago. TAGS: Zotob worm, flaw, representative, patch, attack, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

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, flaw, patch, fix, attack, source code, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, fix, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, attack, McAfee Inc., patch, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling

November 29, 2005 Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month. TAGS: flaw, spokeswoman, denial of service, imaging, patch, vulnerability, code, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, Microsoft Windows Metafile, attack, patch, F-Secure Corp., threat, flaw, security, Microsoft Windows ME, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows

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, patch management, fix, vulnerability, risk, security company, flaw, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC
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