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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

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, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

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

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, HTTP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, McAfee Inc., security company, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, Web browser, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

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

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, software company, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Update, fix, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

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
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