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Browser bugs hit IE

June 29, 2006 Security experts warn of two flaws in IE. One issue was initially thought to affect Firefox, but further research shows not. TAGS: attacker, flaw, advisory, online banking, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

February 16, 2007 Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites. TAGS: attacker, cookie, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, Web browser, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

Attack code targets new IE hole

September 15, 2006 Code that exploits a serious, yet-to-be-patched hole in Microsoft's Web browser has been posted on the Net. TAGS: attacker, attack, flaw, Windows PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, PC

IE flaw lets intruders into Google Desktop

December 2, 2005 Researcher finds a way to steal data from unwitting users of Google's desktop search tool by exploiting an unpatched IE flaw. TAGS: Google Desktop, flaw, CSS, Google Inc., desktop search, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, attacker, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, buffer-overflow, malicious code, researcher, attacker, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Spoofing flaw resurfaces in Mozilla browsers

June 6, 2005 A 7-year-old security hole comes back to haunt the most recent version of Firefox and other Mozilla software. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Web browser, flaw, frame, attacker, Firefox, bank, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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. TAGS: XSS, username, MySpace, attacker, Firefox, exploit, flaw, Firefox 2.0, attack, Mozilla Corp., password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog, security, server, Web browser

This week in Microsoft security

July 22, 2005 Flaws in Remote Desktop Protocol and IE took center stage, while an IM worm targeted MSN Messenger, along with AOL's service. TAGS: remote desktop, flaw, MSN Messenger, attacker, consultant, Redmond, MSN, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, anti-spyware, security, trojan horse, IM, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws

June 14, 2005 Three of the 10 bulletins in Microsoft's monthly batch of patches deal with three holes that could let intruders take over a PC. TAGS: server message block, flaw, attacker, intruder, vulnerability, patch management, PNG, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer, server, HTML, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, attacker, fix, Microsoft Update, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Phishing flaw a danger to alternative browsers

February 7, 2005 A security weakness in a domain-name standard allows attackers to spoof Web sites on non-Microsoft browsers. TAGS: domain name, phishing, flaw, Web browser, attacker, Mozilla Corp., language, Opera Software, Apple Computer, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft plugs critical holes in Windows

April 12, 2005 Monthly patch release includes fixes for flaws that could let attackers take remote control of vulnerable systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Neel Mehta, vulnerability, Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, worm, attacker, TCP/IP, patch management, security, Symantec Corp., bug, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer
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