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Second third-party fix out for Windows bug

 October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

Third party offers temporary IE fix

 March 28, 2006 Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, patch, fix, attack, source code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft patches spell happy holidays

 December 14, 2004 Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, advisory, patch management, flaw, patch, security, fix, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Wait for Windows patch opens attack window

 January 4, 2006 Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, Symantec Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Beating Microsoft to the punch

 January 4, 2006 newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, Microsoft Windows Metafile, SANS Institute, Belgium, F-Secure Corp., source code, security company, flaw, fix, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Security pros patch older Windows versions

 September 30, 2006 Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, patch, fix, service pack, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

 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, flaw, Qualys Inc., cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, attacker, Microsoft Office, patch, fix, patch management, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, PC

Second unofficial fix plugs IE hole

 March 28, 2006 Another company releases third-party patch for serious flaw in Microsoft browser--but experts say to be cautious. TAGS: Determina Inc., eEye Digital Security, intrusion prevention, patch, patch management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, flaw, California, expert, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

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

Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time

 January 5, 2006 Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Thursday, after the company comes under criticism. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, Microsoft Windows Metafile, attack, patch, F-Secure Corp., threat, flaw, security, fix, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows
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