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Microsoft to fix Windows patch

April 21, 2006 Updated version of fix will repair problems some people had after installing first version of "critical" security patch. TAGS: patch, Microsoft Windows Explorer, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., fix, security, NVidia, firewall, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, HP

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: flaw, Sunbelt Software, malicious software, vulnerability, fix, monitoring, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, e-mail

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 Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, Microsoft Corp., HTTP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, patch management, fix, Microsoft Office, software company, ActiveX, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Corp., fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

September 25, 2006 Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., malicious software, security company, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, fix, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, attacker, patch management, flaw, fix, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, 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, attack, security company, McAfee Inc., vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Symantec Corp., fix, Web browser, spyware, PC, 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, vulnerability, fix, attack, bug, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, 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, security company, vulnerability, risk, attack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw

December 12, 2006 Fix for critical security hole in Windows Media Format was added to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates at the last moment. TAGS: SNMP, Windows Media Format, flaw, patch management, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Windows Media, vulnerability, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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