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Microsoft rushes out Windows patch

 January 5, 2006 roundup Promises to deliver fix early after catching heat over a serious Windows flaw that left systems exposed. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, attack, fix, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft inadvertently leaks WMF patch

 January 4, 2006 Company, under fire over timing of fix for a serious Windows flaw, pulls early version of patch off the Web. TAGS: Gibson Research, Microsoft Windows Metafile, fix, attack, patch, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks

 January 3, 2006 Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, Ilfak Guilfanov, WMF vulnerability, Internet Storm Center, F-Secure Corp., MSN Messenger, exploit, attack, flaw, worm, MSN, security, vulnerability, fix, trojan horse, Microsoft Windows

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, Symantec Corp., fix, security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Antivirus makers catch up to Windows bug

 January 5, 2006 Not all antivirus products offer protection against exploitations of a recently disclosed, unpatched Windows flaw. TAGS: antivirus product, Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus software, Kaspersky Lab, antivirus, antivirus company, Bitdefender, attack, Sophos Plc., Microsoft Windows Metafile, McAfee Inc., F-Secure Corp., Computer Associates International Inc., protection, Symantec Corp.

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, access control, service pack, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, security, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, HTML, software company, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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, threat, F-Secure Corp., flaw, security, Microsoft Windows ME, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows

British parliament attacked using WMF exploit

 January 23, 2006 The U.K. Government's e-mail security provider confirms hackers in China orchestrated attack. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, MessageLabs Ltd., hacker, WMF vulnerability, government, attack, China, patch, trojan horse, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal

 September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole. TAGS: flaw, e-mail spam, Websense Inc., arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, search engine, security, attack, fix, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail

Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk

 November 8, 2005 Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files. TAGS: Neel Mehta, flaw, Windows PC, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, software company, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse, spyware, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system
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