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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: flaw, phishing, Firefox, reader, London, Web browser, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, electronics, security, open source, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

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: flaw, Windows PC, Websense Inc., malicious software, security company, representative, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, e-mail, PC

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, flaw, malicious software, vulnerability, fix, monitoring, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

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., spamming, malicious software, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

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, flaw, DirectX, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, 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: flaw, Microsoft Visual Studio, Websense Inc., Microsoft Office 2002, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security, patch management, Web browser, PC, 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: attacker, cookie, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Web browser, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

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, Microsoft Office 2007, fix, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Update, DNS, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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: flaw, Websense Inc., e-mail spam, arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, search engine, fix, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, spyware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail

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, attack, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, 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, cyberattack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., bug, attack, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, PC

Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance

 September 6, 2005 Security researchers and companies that write commercial software seek common ground over how to report flaws. TAGS: researcher, flaw, disclosure, guideline, Cisco Systems Inc., security, alliance, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail

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: Qualys Inc., bulletin, security hole, Microsoft JScript, vulnerability, remote access, information technology manager, Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, patch management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, 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, patch management, fix, vulnerability, security company, risk, attack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, PC

Phishing flaw a danger to alternative browsers

 February 7, 2005 A security weakness in a domain-name standard allows attackers to spoof Web sites on non-Microsoft browsers. TAGS: domain name, phishing, flaw, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, attacker, language, Opera Software, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., e-mail
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