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Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

September 25, 2006 Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Websense Inc., fix, flaw, Windows PC, malicious software, attack, security company, security, representative, Microsoft Corp., software company, e-mail, PC

Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw?

January 7, 2005 TalkBack: Fans and critics of the open-source browser give their two cents on reports of a phishing flaw. TAGS: Firefox, reader, flaw, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, London, electronics, security, open source, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Corp.

BBC stories used as bait for IE exploit

March 31, 2006 Attackers are sending e-mail messages with news stories to trick people into visiting sites that exploit a recent IE flaw. TAGS: Websense Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious software, flaw, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

May 8, 2007 This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, DNS, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Windows PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, malicious software, vulnerability, security, HTML, monitoring, Web page, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, PC

Filter flaw vexes Hotmail, Yahoo

March 23, 2004 A problem in the way Web-based e-mail services Hotmail and Yahoo Mail filter messages could have allowed an attacker to steal access rights and data from users. TAGS: MSN Hotmail, flaw, XSS, advisory, script, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Inc., vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, message, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, security, Web browser, e-mail

Microsoft investigates potential new IE flaw

August 18, 2005 update Newly discovered, unpatched flaw could put users at risk of cyberattack, but it is still unclear which users may be vulnerable. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2002, Websense Inc., flaw, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Internet Explorer, representative, Microsoft Office, patch management, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, e-mail, PC

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread

November 9, 2004 Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, McAfee Inc., flaw, victim, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., Web server, firewall, server, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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: cookie, attacker, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, Web browser, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, Symantec Corp., antivirus, security, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw

November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, variant, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus, victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus software, author, antivirus company, threat, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., message

Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw

July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, DirectX, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, multimedia, software company, PC, Web browser, operating system, e-mail

Image flaw pierces PC security

August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Linux, Opera Software, open source, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Corp., image, e-mail, Apple Macintosh

Microsoft releases Windows, Office fixes

November 11, 2003 The software giant releases three security updates for Windows and one for Office, leaving many federal system administrators with no choice but to work on a U.S. holiday. TAGS: patch management, system administrator, flaw, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, U.S., Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, e-mail, PC

Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal

September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole. TAGS: Websense Inc., flaw, e-mail spam, arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, fix, search engine, security, Microsoft Windows, attack, spyware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, 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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows ME, cyberattack, Symantec Corp., flaw, bug, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Web page, security, attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook

Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks

November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical." TAGS: Jouko Pynnonen, Java plug-in, Java, flaw, exploit, Sun Microsystems Inc., advisory, Java applet, virus, victim, Linux, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Web browser, operating system, security

Week in review: Firefox on the hunt

September 17, 2004 Web metrics suggest that Internet Explorer is losing a significant number of defectors to open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox. TAGS: Web metrics, Samba, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, worm, Week in review, Microsoft Internet Explorer, open source, Web browser, Unix, Linux, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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

Microsoft plugs 21 security holes

June 13, 2006 All but two of the 21 Windows, Office and Exchange flaws could let an intruder run code on a compromised computer. TAGS: bulletin, Qualys Inc., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, remote access, Microsoft JScript, vulnerability, security hole, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows ME, patch management, information technology manager, flaw, Microsoft Windows 98, service pack, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Internet Explorer