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Bug-hunting tool aimed at Vista developers

December 16, 2005 Tool is designed to identify bugs related to a security feature in Windows Vista that lets users run with fewer privileges. TAGS: privilege, representative, bug, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Skype flaws open computers to attack

October 25, 2005 Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC. TAGS: Skype, flaw, IP telephony, attacker, telephony, eBay Inc., Pocket PC, bug, Linux, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Fix in for Firefox bugs

September 21, 2005 Security update to open-source browser patches several flaws. A similar revamp for Mozilla is on its way. TAGS: Mozilla Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, Web browser, bug, open source, patch management, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., PC

Firefox update squashes security bugs

July 13, 2005 update: Mozilla fixes several security flaws in the open-source browser, some critical. TAGS: security bug, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, attacker, bug, Mozilla Thunderbird, security, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Corp., PC

Faulty update crashes ZoneAlarm firewall

June 10, 2005 A bug in a daily Zone Labs update caused crashes for about 50,000 owners of popular ZoneAlarm firewall products. TAGS: Zone Labs Inc., Checkpoint Systems Inc., crashe, ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Pro, advisor, firewall, bug, PC

Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report

August 30, 2005 Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on PCs. TAGS: bug, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, representative, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 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: attacker, cookie, Firefox, flaw, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

'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, cyberattack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, bug, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, attack, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, PC

QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs

January 2, 2007 Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, vulnerability, bug, flaw, Windows PC, attacker, researcher, media player, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Bug hunter targets routers, other gadgets

April 19, 2007 Vulnerabilities abound in routers, cell phones and PDAs and could pose a serious threat, a security researcher warns. TAGS: hardware maker, gadget, D-Link Systems, attack, router, researcher, PDA, vulnerability, security, bug, cell phone, monitor, PC

Third time a charm for IE patch?

September 13, 2006 Microsoft issues a third version of a troubled Internet Explorer patch to fix a bug in an earlier update. TAGS: Shavlik Technologies, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows PC, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, service pack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

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

Bug hunters face online-apps dilemma

April 13, 2007 Security holes in online applications may go unreported because well-intended hackers don't want to risk going to jail. TAGS: Computer Fraud, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Web application, dilemma, hacker, chief technology officer, Web 2.0, law, security company, security, professor, vulnerability, bug, PC

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, vulnerability, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Office, bug, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail, PC
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