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

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, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Firefox, researcher, attack, Microsoft Windows XP, 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, Web browser, vulnerability, patch management, Symantec Corp., flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., attack

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, security, Symantec Corp., attack, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Web browser, 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, Web browser, PC, 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, cyberattack, Microsoft Windows ME, Symantec Corp., flaw, Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, Web page, attack, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook

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

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

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, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, message, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser

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: IRC, Winamp, intruder, spyware, flaw, vulnerability, skin, America Online Inc., music player, Time Warner Inc., researcher, IM, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, 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: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, fix, flaw, domain name, vulnerability, Web browser, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

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, streaming media, security hole, eEye Digital Security, flaw, Microsoft Windows 2000, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, worm, Microsoft Windows Server, patch management, security, attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
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