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Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk

 July 25, 2006 Two new exploits that could help hackers create attacks have been released onto the Internet. TAGS: representative, flaw, Symantec Corp., security company, attack, vulnerability, DHCP, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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: flaw, attack, McAfee Inc., security company, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., fix, Web browser, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft

 September 28, 2006 Rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch fixes one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft PowerPoint, iDefense, attack, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, 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, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

 August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, researcher, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., file-sharing, attack, security, Bluetooth, operating system, server

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks

 July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday." TAGS: flaw, cyberattack, security expert, Microsoft PowerPoint, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, attack, alert, Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Word flaw hit with zero-day attack

 September 5, 2006 "Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Word, Symantec Corp., trojan horse, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

 June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft Excel, security hole, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, attacker, Symantec Corp., spreadsheet, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., expert, attack, Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC

McAfee fixes flaw--without realizing it

 July 14, 2006 Serious hole found, and fixed, in popular technology used to manage McAfee's security software. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, McAfee Inc., flaw, security, Symantec Corp., attack

Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks

 January 4, 2007 Vulnerability in ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software could be a boon for cybercrooks and spark a rise in Web-based attacks, experts warn. TAGS: iDefense, VeriSign Inc., Adobe Acrobat, XSS, Adobe Acrobat Reader, attack, Adobe Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., Adobe PDF, flaw, security, link, Web browser

Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw

 April 13, 2007 Attacks target Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 through a flaw in the domain name system code. TAGS: RPC, DNS, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server, flaw, vulnerability, attack, domain name, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

New Excel zero-day flaw used in attacks

 June 16, 2006 At least one customer reports being target of cyberattack exploiting yet-to-be-patched hole in spreadsheet software. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Excel, attack, flaw, vulnerability, software company, Symantec Corp., spreadsheet, fix, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

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