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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, flaw, exploit, vulnerability, security company, Windows PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Corp., PC

Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole

March 24, 2006 Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk. TAGS: e-mail virus, vulnerability, code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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

Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, 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, patch, McAfee Inc., security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

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

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

August 8, 2006 Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, attack, vulnerability, fix, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC

Mozilla offers temporary fix for Firefox flaw

September 10, 2005 The patch protects against exploitation of a serious flaw by disabling the browser feature that contains the vulnerability. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., domain name, Firefox, fix, Web browser, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.
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