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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, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Corp., PC, 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., flaw, Firefox, critic, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, study, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., 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, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

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., Richard Smith, exploit, script, security, Web browser, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Corp., virus, hard drive, e-mail

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, flaw, exploit, attacker, Firefox, Firefox 2.0, attack, password, Mozilla Corp., blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, server, Web browser
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