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June 28, 2005 New offshoot uses a Trojan horse to try to compromise PCs for use in cyberattack networks. TAGS: Bagle virus, cyberattack, variant, F-Secure Corp., antivirus software, trojan horse, Symantec Corp., PC, virus

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, cyberattack, vulnerability, flaw, Symantec Corp., bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Outlook Express, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, operating system

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