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AMD forums laid low by Windows exploit

January 31, 2006 Fan forum is taken offline after attack via Microsoft's Windows Meta File flaw is found on the site. Screenshot: AMD forum under attack TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, exploit, AMD, forum, Microsoft Windows, PC

Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw

October 3, 2006 Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week. TAGS: exploit, flaw, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, privilege, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, patch, person

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

September 19, 2006 Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites. TAGS: malicious software, Websense Inc., flaw, Sunbelt Software, exploit, vulnerability, Windows PC, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Corp., PC

More exploits out for Windows flaws

December 1, 2005 Users should be shielded from two new attack codes if they use security updates. It's the unpatched flaws that cause worry. TAGS: exploit, flaw, vulnerability, attack, McAfee Inc., patch, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Russian hackers hawked Windows exploit for $4,000

February 3, 2006 Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code involved in attacks on Britain's Parliament, company says. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, exploit, Russia, security company, anti-spyware, adware, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Exploit code raises Windows worm alarm

October 13, 2005 Code has been written to exploit the latest Windows flaws, but it isn't publicly available. Experts predict a public exploit and worm are near. TAGS: exploit, flaw, expert, worm, vulnerability, code, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox

December 4, 2007 Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed. TAGS: Jeff Jones, severity, exploit, Mozilla Corp., vulnerability, Firefox, flaw, critic, Microsoft Internet Explorer, study, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, operating system

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

January 17, 2007 Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, exploit, flaw, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Exploit published for popular network tool

October 26, 2005 Attack uses flaw in the Snort open-source software, meant to protect networks against intruders. TAGS: Snort, Back Orifice, Sourcefire Inc., exploit, flaw, security

No end in sight to hacking of 'WoW' accounts

April 10, 2007 'Tens of thousands' of players' accounts have been compromised with keylogging exploit, security experts say. TAGS: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, keylogging, hacker, exploit, hacking, account, victim, password, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Netscape squabble over browser scripting hole

May 5, 2000 The companies point fingers at each other over a browser-related security problem that neither company has any intention of fixing. TAGS: Netscape Communications Corp., exploit, Richard Smith, script, security, Web browser, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Corp., virus, hard drive, e-mail

Exploit code puts Windows XP and 2000 at risk

November 17, 2005 Threat is considered moderate, since worst-case attack might crash some machines but not others, says security firm. TAGS: exploit, Microsoft Windows 2000, vulnerability, denial of service, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, firewall

Attack code released for IE hole

November 21, 2005 Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer. TAGS: denial of service, flaw, exploit, patch, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, code, representative, JavaScript, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp.

Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch

January 25, 2005 An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, antivirus company, exploit, vulnerability, flaw, HTML, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, patch, representative, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Hackers work to exploit latest Firefox flaw

September 13, 2005 Researchers claim they have found ways to exploit a serious flaw in Firefox and Mozilla browsers, a sign that attacks could be on the way. TAGS: Mozilla Web browser, exploit, Mozilla Corp., researcher, vulnerability, Firefox, hacker, flaw, Netscape Communications Corp., attacker, domain name, security, attack, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Bofra burrows in through banner ads

November 22, 2004 Hackers may be using banner ad servers to multiply the impact of the Internet Explorer virus, security experts warn. TAGS: Bofra worm, banner advertisement, Marcus Sachs, exploit, malicious code, hacker, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, virus, Web browser, PC

Flaw found in Apple bug-fix tool

January 9, 2007 Researchers behind "Month of Apple Bugs" say there's a vulnerability in a tool used by a group involved in finding fixes for the flaws. TAGS: Landon Fuller, flaw, vulnerability, exploit, Apple Computer, patch management, fix, researcher, blog

Firefox, IE vulnerable to fake login pages?

November 22, 2006 Flaw could enable attackers to compromise usernames and passwords, security researcher warns, citing exploit on MySpace. TAGS: XSS, username, MySpace, exploit, flaw, attacker, Firefox, Firefox 2.0, attack, password, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog, security, Web browser, server

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks

January 3, 2006 Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, Ilfak Guilfanov, Internet Storm Center, WMF vulnerability, F-Secure Corp., MSN Messenger, exploit, flaw, attack, worm, MSN, security, vulnerability, fix, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Security requires teamwork

November 4, 2004 The software giant also tells European customers that it is making progress with efforts to limit security attacks against its products. TAGS: ScanSafe, teamwork, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, exploit, security, information technology, conference, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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