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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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, code, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, cursor, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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 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, Web browser, PC, 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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, exploit, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows PC, security company, attack, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, 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, vulnerability, fix, attack, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., spyware, Web browser, PC

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, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, researcher, Firefox, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

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

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

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 Internet Explorer, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, flaw, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Service Pack 2, vulnerability, service pack, attack, security, Symantec Corp.

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., attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft warns of new Windows security issues

February 8, 2006 Company says issues put some Windows users at risk of attack and that it's investigating a third possible vulnerability. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, service pack, Microsoft Windows ME, access control, Microsoft Windows 2000, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, security, Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server, HTML, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., attack

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: GreyMagic Software, MSN Hotmail, flaw, advisory, XSS, script, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Inc., vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Microsoft Outlook, message, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser

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: patch, fix, cyberattack, iDefense, patch management, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, risk, flaw, security, security company, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Digital attacks on Winamp use 'skins' for camouflage

August 25, 2004 Users of the music player should watch out for hacked themes; a flaw allows would-be intruders to take control of PCs. TAGS: Winamp, IRC, intruder, spyware, flaw, skin, vulnerability, America Online Inc., music player, Time Warner Inc., researcher, IM, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

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, fix, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC

Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes

October 12, 2005 Patches fix 14 security holes in the OS, including serious ones that could be exploited for a malicious worm attack. TAGS: Microsoft COM+, Stephen Toulouse, security hole, streaming media, eEye Digital Security, flaw, Microsoft Windows 2000, vulnerability, worm, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, patch management, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

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, victim, virus, Linux, Apple Computer, vulnerability, security, operating system, Web browser