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Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix

July 6, 2005 Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory. TAGS: tablet PC, tablet, fix, patch, software company, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Intel Wi-Fi software hogs PC memory

August 25, 2006 Software update for Intel wireless hardware is faulty and can hog PC memory, but an update is due Friday. TAGS: Intel, PC company, Wi-Fi, fix, PC

Windows cursor patch causing trouble

April 4, 2007 Applying Microsoft's Tuesday fix for a "critical" Windows flaw can cause trouble with audio and networking software on some PCs.Video: Hacking a Vista PC TAGS: cursor, patch, hacking, fix, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, PC, security, e-mail, video

Microsoft to push fix for patch trouble

April 9, 2007 Fix to repair problems caused by last week's emergency cursor flaw patch will be pushed out alongside new updates Tuesday. TAGS: fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft patches 20 security flaws

February 13, 2007 Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Office, security, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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

No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME

June 9, 2006 Repairs would require so many changes to the older OSes that it might break applications, Microsoft says. TAGS: re-engineering, fix, Microsoft Windows 98, patch, software company, Microsoft Windows ME, firewall, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Patch for masses swats Windows bug

February 24, 2005 Microsoft uses Windows Update to fix a problem that caused PCs to show the "blue screen of death." TAGS: Microsoft Windows Update, blue screen of death, fix, patch, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, firewall, security, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

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: Sunbelt Software, Windows PC, flaw, malicious software, vulnerability, fix, HTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer, monitoring, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, 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

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, patch management, attacker, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

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, Windows PC, Websense Inc., security company, malicious software, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, e-mail, 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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., Web browser, spyware, PC

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., Firefox, flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

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

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, patch, intrusion prevention, patch management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, California, expert, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

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

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

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