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Attack code comes on heels of Microsoft patches
June 15, 2006
Just a day after patches for vulnerabilities are released, code designed to exploit those weaknesses appears on Net.
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Windows Vista available to developers
November 17, 2006
Members of MSDN and TechNet can download the final code of the new OS. Plus, some testers of Vista will get free copies.
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Microsoft TechNet
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Microsoft Developer Network
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code
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server
April 26, 2007
The company makes Beta 3 widely available, as it aims to finalize the code by year's end.
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Microsoft Windows PowerShell
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Microsoft Longhorn
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Microsoft Corp.
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server
MySQL to make use of Microsoft code
October 11, 2004
The code, which was open-sourced in April, will be used for the administration tool that connects to the MySQL database.
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MySQL
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code
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PostgreSQL
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MySQL Database
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database
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft shares Windows tools via open source
May 13, 2004
The software powerhouse releases into the open-source community a series of pre-existing templates that developers can freely modify.
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Jason Matusow
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SourceForge
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template
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open-source community
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code
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Microsoft Corp.
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developer
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XML
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Microsoft Windows
Attack code published for third Word flaw
December 14, 2006
Code could be used to crash or commandeer PCs, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the vulnerability.
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Microsoft Word
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flaw
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McAfee Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole
March 24, 2006
Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk.
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e-mail virus
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling
November 29, 2005
Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month.
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denial of service
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imaging
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patch
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code
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Microsoft Corp.
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attack
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security
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft previews Avalon graphics engine
January 15, 2005
Public can now view Windows presentation engine, an integral part of Longhorn. But Microsoft says the code is still rough.
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graphics engine
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Longhorn
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Microsoft Windows Server
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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developer
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Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft airs tools' source code online
April 6, 2004
In what may be the first time Microsoft has adopted a pure open-source approach for a product, the company reveals the code for its Windows Installer XML software.
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Jason Matusow
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SourceForge
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XML
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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operating system
Microsoft cracks down on source code traders
February 18, 2004
Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft expands 'shared source' effort
October 22, 2003
The company is allowing "MVPs"--individuals who have been recognized by the software maker for their contributions to its online support community--access to its source code.
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Jason Matusow
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online support
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Jim Allchin
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code
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Microsoft Corp.
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software company
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Microsoft Windows
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open source
Search on for source of leaked Windows code
February 13, 2004
Investigators are looking for clues as to how source code for Microsoft's Windows OS made its way onto the Net. An error report found in the code includes information related to a Microsoft partner.
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Mainsoft
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source code
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code
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investigation
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Unix
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Microsoft Corp.
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operating system
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connection
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Microsoft Windows
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e-mail
Attack code released for IE hole
November 21, 2005
Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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vulnerability
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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code
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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patch
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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JavaScript
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Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft flexes more open-source muscle
September 27, 2004
Software giant releases code for FlexWiki Web collaboration program--its third application to go public.
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Jason Matusow
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Wiki
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Microsoft Corp.
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XML
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Microsoft probes Windows code leak
February 13, 2004
The software giant is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms.
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code
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IRC
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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spokesman
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Microsoft Windows
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operating system
Microsoft mulls opening of Office code
January 16, 2004
The purveyor of proprietary software is looking to expand its Shared Source Initiative to Office, which lets companies see source code underlying Office, server applications and more.
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Jason Matusow
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source code
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Microsoft Office
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expansion
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code
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open source
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Microsoft Corp.
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government
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XML
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Linux
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server
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Microsoft Windows
Week in review: The revolution will be posted
May 4, 2007
Digg's struggle over the posting of a DRM encryption key highlights the power of the Net to transform a censorship issue into a cause celebre.
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American Software
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letter
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key
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Microsoft Corp.
Man pleads guilty to selling Windows code
August 30, 2005
But he doesn't know who stole the goods, his lawyer says. Feds are recommending a sentence of 10 to 30 months.
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source code
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intrusion detection system
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Connecticut
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sentence
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code
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attorney
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Microsoft Corp.
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U.S.
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Microsoft Windows
Cursor flaw gives Vista security a black eye
April 4, 2007
Tuesday's "critical" patch casts a shadow over the software giant's promises about the quality of the OS's defenses.Video: Hacking a Vista PC
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Stephen Toulouse
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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