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Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

 March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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, fix, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Uptick in Windows attacks reported

 September 1, 2006 Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Windows PC, cyberattack, alert, increase, attack, malicious code, activity, security, threat, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks

 July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday." TAGS: flaw, cyberattack, security expert, Microsoft PowerPoint, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, attack, alert, Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., PC

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

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, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, attacker, patch, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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, patch management, fix, vulnerability, risk, flaw, attack, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

'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., attack, Microsoft Windows ME, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, PC
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