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New Firefox, Mozilla releases to fix bugs

September 15, 2005 Mozilla Foundation plans to release new versions soon to deal with a recently disclosed serious security flaw and other problems. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox 1.5, flaw, Firefox, bug, beta, buffer-overflow, vulnerability, security, Web browser, fix, researcher, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks. TAGS: flaw, McAfee Inc., attack, security company, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., Web browser, PC, spyware

Microsoft to release fixes for Windows flaws

September 9, 2005 On upcoming "Patch Tuesday," expect to see a security alert for serious flaws in the operating system. TAGS: flaw, security alert, fix, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, operating system

Microsoft to slap patch on risky IE hole

April 6, 2006 Next week will see five security updates for Windows and Office, including a fix for a browser flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, fix, patch management, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, Microsoft Internet Explorer, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, patch, flaw, fix, attack, source code, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Another zero-day threat hits Windows

September 29, 2006 Sample code that exploits a yet-to-be-fixed Windows flaw is circulating. Microsoft plans to deal with it on the next Patch Tuesday. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Mozilla offers temporary fix for Firefox flaw

September 10, 2005 The patch protects against exploitation of a serious flaw by disabling the browser feature that contains the vulnerability. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., domain name, Firefox, fix, vulnerability, Web browser, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

February 16, 2007 Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites. TAGS: attacker, cookie, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Firefox, Web browser, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

Slew of Windows patches coming

October 6, 2005 Microsoft plans to release eight security alerts with fixes for Windows flaws--and at least one hole could be used for a worm attack. TAGS: patch management, security alert, alert, flaw, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal

September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., e-mail spam, arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, search engine, fix, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, spyware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail

Bumper crop of Microsoft patches on the way

June 8, 2006 Expect a busy "Patch Tuesday" next week, with a dozen security bulletins covering flaws in Windows, Office and Exchange. TAGS: security update, patch management, flaw, fix, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

IE patch carries security bug

August 23, 2006 Microsoft's most recent security update introduces a serious security flaw on some Windows systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, security bug, security update, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, security, HTTP, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, fix, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, 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, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft struggles with patch

October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, flaw, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., fix, software company, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser
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