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Don't be so quick to click that Web page

July 10, 2007 If you thought e-mail threats were a pain, that's nothing. Trend Micro's Raimund Genes talks about the latest Net-borne danger to the computing world. TAGS: Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., threat, Webmaster, e-mail, Web page, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

Mozilla CEO: We are no 'Frankenstein'

May 4, 2007 Mitchell Baker also challenges the notion that open-source companies are just ad hoc organizations and takes a swipe at IE's security. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Corp., collaboration, Firefox, Sydney, open source, CEO, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole

March 24, 2006 Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk. TAGS: e-mail virus, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, code, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., 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, fix, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, DNS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

At PayPal, fending off phishers--and Google

March 26, 2007 CTO Scott Thompson talks about ways to shoo e-mail scams and to keep tabs on the Checkout competition. TAGS: PayPal, digital signature, Checkout, eBay Inc., phishing, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, e-mail address, e-mail, Google Inc., Web browser, password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security

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

Google to release Firefox toolbar

July 7, 2005 An e-mail sent to open-source developers reveals the search giant plans to launch a version of its toolbar for the browser. TAGS: Firefox, toolbar, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., open source, e-mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Linux, developer

Microsoft debates spoofing as security flaw

November 2, 2004 Microsoft rejects claims from security researchers that a spoofing technique discovered on Internet Explorer is a vulnerability. TAGS: BugTraq, security flaw, technique, Microsoft Internet Explorer, link, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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

New virus preys on old IE flaw

September 18, 2003 Dubbed Swen and Gibe.F, this new e-mail worm is spreading quickly, taking advantage of an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first disclosed two years ago. TAGS: e-mail worm, virus, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., malicious code, flaw, Symantec Corp., e-mail, bug, Microsoft Outlook, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, malicious software, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, monitoring, Web page, Microsoft Windows, 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, security, electronics, open source, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC

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, cursor, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Braid virus winds its way through e-mail

November 4, 2002 Although the latest mass-mailing computer virus is off to a slow start, antivirus companies say it shares some attributes with the widely spread Klez family of viruses. TAGS: Klez worm, Networks Associates Technology Inc., virus, e-mail company, computer virus, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus software, antivirus, antivirus company, Symantec Corp., family, e-mail, service provider, screensaver, Microsoft Internet Explorer, 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, McAfee Inc., virus, flaw, victim, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, antivirus, Web server, Symantec Corp., firewall, Microsoft Corp., security, server, 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, researcher, trojan horse, antivirus, security, Symantec Corp., analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

'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, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, cyberattack, Symantec Corp., flaw, Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, Web page, Microsoft Corp., attack, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook

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, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, e-mail