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Security hole found in Mozilla browser

July 9, 2004 A security flaw could theoretically allow attackers to crash computers or launch unauthorized programs. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Web browser, security flaw, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, developer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

New flaws reported in IE 6

November 29, 2003 Newly discovered security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could let attackers invade a user's PC, but a fix is not yet available. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, XSS, flaw, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

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: cookie, attacker, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, Web browser, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

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: advisory, attacker, online banking, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bug

June 8, 2006 Security flaw affecting both Internet Explorer and Firefox could allow an attacker to steal files from vulnerable computers, but is tough to exploit. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., attacker, JavaScript, Firefox, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., security, flaw, Microsoft Corp.

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, attacker, frame, Firefox, flaw, Web browser, bank, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security

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: Microsoft Internet Explorer, attacker, flaw, Windows PC, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Web browser, 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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, CSS, Google Inc., desktop search, attacker, researcher, Web page, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Miscreants encrypt files, hold them for ransom

May 24, 2005 In a new type of attack, user files are encrypted remotely and attackers demand money for key to decode them. TAGS: Websense Inc., Symantec Corp., attack, attacker, malicious program, victim, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, Firefox, MySpace, exploit, Firefox 2.0, attacker, flaw, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, password, attack, blog, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

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: Firefox, Mozilla Corp., buffer-overflow, flaw, malicious code, attacker, researcher, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., PC

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, MSN Messenger, flaw, worm, IM, attacker, MSN, anti-spyware, America Online Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, consultant, trojan horse, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP

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: phishing, domain name, Mozilla Corp., convention, Web browser, computer security, flaw, attacker, Apple Computer, Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, language, Firefox, character, e-mail

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, service pack, attacker, Service Pack 2, security, flaw, attack, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, PC
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