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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

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

January 10, 2006 Two "critical" security bugs in Windows, Outlook and Exchange could allow an attacker to hijack vulnerable PCs, company says. TAGS: flaw, attacker, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, service pack, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, server, operating system, PC

April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, cyberattack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Symantec Corp., bug, attack, Microsoft Windows ME, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, PC

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, monitoring, HTML, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, security hole, flaw, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, spreadsheet, attacker, Symantec Corp., security, expert, patch management, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, e-mail

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, attacker, Microsoft Office, patch, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, victim, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server, software company, service pack, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse, PC, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, electronics, open source, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

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

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., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

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