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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.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix
September 26, 2006
Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Security pros provide interim IE patch
September 22, 2006
Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks.
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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."
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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.
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