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Microsoft to plug PowerPoint hole

July 17, 2006 Fix for zero-day flaw in PowerPoint that is being exploited in cyberattacks is slated to be released next month. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, cyberattack, attack, fix, Microsoft Corp., security

No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word

December 7, 2006 Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio, cyberattack, flaw, development tool, fix, Microsoft Word, software company, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

New Excel zero-day flaw used in attacks

June 16, 2006 At least one customer reports being target of cyberattack exploiting yet-to-be-patched hole in spreadsheet software. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Excel, attack, flaw, vulnerability, software company, Microsoft Word, spreadsheet, fix, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., security

Security pros provide interim IE patch

September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, patch, iDefense, fix, patch management, vulnerability, security company, flaw, attack, risk, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, vulnerability, cyberattack, Microsoft Word, attacker, Microsoft Office, patch, fix, patch management, Microsoft Corp., software company, security, e-mail, PC

Wait for Windows patch opens attack window

January 4, 2006 Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, Symantec Corp., fix, security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows
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