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Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP

 December 29, 2004 Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2. TAGS: trojan horse, spokesperson, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, flaw, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Symantec Corp., security company, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

 January 17, 2007 Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, exploit, flaw, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Microsoft Windows

Study: Windows has fewest security holes

 March 23, 2007 But it beats Red Hat and Mac OS X on number of critical flaws, according to latest threat report from Symantec. TAGS: severity, Red Hat Linux, security hole, Symantec Corp., Mozilla Web browser, vulnerability, Red Hat Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, patch management, Mozilla Corp., Linux, flaw, Web browser, security, Apple Macintosh

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: McAfee Inc., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, attack, spyware, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

Patches out for IE holes, Sony-related issue

 December 13, 2005 Microsoft fixes a clutch of Internet Explorer flaws, including one already being exploited in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Document Object Model, malicious code, rootkit, flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, patch management, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., software company, Sony Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft warns of 22 new security flaws

 October 12, 2004 The goal now is to "guess what the criminals are going to attack," an exec says. Redmond will focus first on the critical flaws. TAGS: Sasser worm, flaw, Stephen Toulouse, advisory, Microsoft Exchange Server, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patches three critical browser flaws

 July 30, 2004 The software giant hopes that the trifecta of fixes will lasso the Download.Ject Trojan horse. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch, vulnerability, Web browser, Symantec Corp., flaw, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., attack

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

 April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows ME, cyberattack, Symantec Corp., flaw, Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, attack, security, Web page, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bug

 June 8, 2006 Security flaw affecting both Internet Explorer and Firefox could allow an attacker to steal files from vulnerable computers, but is tough to exploit. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., attacker, JavaScript, Firefox, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., security, flaw, Microsoft Corp.

Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw

 November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, variant, flaw, vulnerability, victim, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus, Microsoft Internet Explorer, author, antivirus software, antivirus company, threat, Symantec Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread

 November 9, 2004 Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, McAfee Inc., flaw, victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, antivirus, Web server, Symantec Corp., firewall, server, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

 June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, toolbar, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, Symantec Corp., security, antivirus, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

IE flaw opens door to infection on sight

 August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. TAGS: bulletin, authentication protocol, Kerberos, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, remote desktop, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, flaw, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, service pack, security, attack, Symantec Corp.

Microsoft plugs critical holes in Windows

 April 12, 2005 Monthly patch release includes fixes for flaws that could let attackers take remote control of vulnerable systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Neel Mehta, vulnerability, worm, Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, attacker, TCP/IP, patch management, Symantec Corp., security, bug, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer
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