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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: cursor, attacker, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows PC, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, 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., Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious software, vulnerability, flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., 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, flaw, reader, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, London, security, electronics, open source, e-mail, PC, 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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, malicious software, vulnerability, security, Web page, monitoring, Microsoft Corp., HTML, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

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, Microsoft Corp., operating system, image, e-mail, Apple Macintosh

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

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, antivirus, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., Web server, firewall, server, security, 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, victim, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, antivirus software, author, Symantec Corp., threat, Web browser, message

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, toolbar, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, antivirus, Symantec Corp., security, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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: patch, fix, cyberattack, iDefense, patch management, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, risk, security company, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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, advisory, Sun Microsystems Inc., exploit, Java applet, victim, virus, Linux, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Web browser

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