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JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks
July 28, 2006
Malicious code embedded in Web site can let miscreant map a home or corporate network, attack connected devices.
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SPI Dynamics
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JavaScript
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corporate network
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internal network
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attack
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AJAX
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researcher
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Web application
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scanner
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Web browser
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Web server
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programming
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server
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security
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IP
,
router
MacBook hacked in contest at security event
April 20, 2007
Zero-day vulnerability in Safari Web browser used to commandeer a MacBook in hack-a-Mac contest at CanSecWest conference.
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TippingPoint Technologies
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Apple MacBook
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contest
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organizer
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vulnerability
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Apple Safari
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conference
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Apple Computer
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security
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attack
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Web browser
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Apple Macintosh
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.
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eEye Digital Security
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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Stephen Toulouse
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patch
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flaw
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source code
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attack
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fix
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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Web browser
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security
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PC
FAQ: JavaScript insecurities
July 29, 2006
JavaScript is playing a major role in the Web 2.0 boom, but increased use of the scripting language is raising security questions.
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JavaScript
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Web 2.0
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AJAX
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scripting language
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programming language
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Netscape Communications Corp.
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FAQ
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programming
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attack
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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worm
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Java
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security
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Web browser
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Google Inc.
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.
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flaw
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attack
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McAfee Inc.
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security
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Symantec Corp.
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fix
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Microsoft Corp.
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Web browser
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spyware
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
Web attackers get better at hiding
April 18, 2007
In cat-and-mouse game with security pros, cybercrooks are hiding malicious code in Flash animations and encoding it, expert says.
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Jose Nazario
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Flash animation
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JavaScript
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malicious code
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attack
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signature
,
security
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Web browser
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trojan horse
,
PC
Microsoft releases final IE 7 beta
June 29, 2006
Browser's third beta release includes some feature changes in addition to fixes to reliability, compatibility and security. Images: IE 7 features
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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security
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beta
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Web browser
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flaw
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bug
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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phishing
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flaw
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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vulnerability
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attack
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Web browser
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
PDF security risk greater than originally thought
January 5, 2007
Cybercrooks could create hostile links that offer full access to a victim's hard disk drive, experts warn.
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SPI Dynamics
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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Adobe PDF
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Adobe Acrobat
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JavaScript
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attack
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disk drive
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expert
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link
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security
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Web browser
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PC
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hard drive
Spoofing bug found in IE 7
October 25, 2006
Security experts find weakness in browser that could help crooks mask the type of attack it was designed to thwart.Image: IE 7 spoofing bug
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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phishing
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weakness
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address bar
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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bug
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Web browser
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
Firefox to get phishing shield
March 8, 2006
Upcoming version of the open-source browser will offer protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google.
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phishing
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online scam
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Firefox 2.0
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Firefox
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Google Inc.
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security tool
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Mozilla Corp.
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Web browser
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attack
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open source
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protection
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
Second third-party fix out for Windows bug
October 1, 2006
Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks.
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Vector Markup Language
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flaw
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fix
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cyberattack
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patch
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attack
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Web browser
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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operating system
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PC
Circuit City warns of online forum attack
June 1, 2006
Hackers modify a home theater message board in an attempt to install malicious code on PCs of unknowing visitors.
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Circuit City Stores Inc.
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message board
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visitor
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malicious code
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patch management
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attack
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security
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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forum
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PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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Web browser
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.
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iDefense
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VeriSign Inc.
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Adobe Acrobat
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XSS
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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attack
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Symantec Corp.
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Adobe PDF
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flaw
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security
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link
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Web browser
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.
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flaw
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e-mail spam
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Websense Inc.
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arsenal
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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search engine
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attack
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security
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fix
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Web browser
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Microsoft Corp.
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spyware
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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PC
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e-mail
Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake login pages?
November 22, 2006
Flaw could enable attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, security researcher warns, citing exploit on MySpace.
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XSS
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MySpace
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username
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flaw
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attacker
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exploit
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Firefox
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Firefox 2.0
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attack
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password
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Mozilla Corp.
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security
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blog
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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server
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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.
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bulletin
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flaw
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DNS
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security
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Corp.
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bug
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Windows
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Web browser
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e-mail
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PC
Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks
March 25, 2007
Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn.
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attacker
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WINS
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DNS
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domain name
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server
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article
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attack
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Web browser
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
Exposing software flaws--no easy job
June 7, 2007
Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.
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Christopher Soghoian
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researcher
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vulnerability
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Firefox
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vendor
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attack
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Web browser
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Mozilla Corp.
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printing
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security
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router
,
server
Mac hacked through QuickTime flaw
April 24, 2007
Hack-a-Mac contest winner exploited a zero-day bug in QuickTime that could also expose Windows users.
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TippingPoint Technologies
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Apple QuickTime
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flaw
,
vulnerability
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Apple Computer
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Apple MacBook
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security
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conference
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attack
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Firefox
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Apple Macintosh
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Web browser
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Microsoft Windows
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