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Worm hole found in Windows 2000
August 3, 2005
The unpatched flaw in a core component of the OS has no work-around and could be used to create a worm, a security firm warns.
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eEye Digital Security
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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operating system
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security
Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw
October 22, 2005
Computer code exploits a flaw in Windows similar to the hole that led to the Zotob worm two months ago.
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Zotob worm
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patch
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
Experts raise Windows security alarm
November 16, 2006
Code that exploits a "critical" Windows flaw has been posted on the Net, opening the door for a worm to be created.
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Qualys Inc.
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Novell NetWare
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workstation
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vulnerability
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McAfee Inc.
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fix
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security
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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operating system
Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
April 13, 2007
Attacks target Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 through a flaw in the domain name system code.
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RPC
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DNS
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Windows Server
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Vector Markup Language
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Microsoft Windows ME
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Microsoft Windows 98
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Microsoft Corp.
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Attack code released for IE hole
November 21, 2005
Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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JavaScript
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Microsoft Windows XP
Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws
June 14, 2005
Three of the 10 bulletins in Microsoft's monthly batch of patches deal with three holes that could let intruders take over a PC.
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Flaw opens crack in Windows servers
November 30, 2004
Microsoft suggests work-around to fix hole in popular server software, as it blasts the company that disclosed it.
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Microsoft warns of new Windows security issues
February 8, 2006
Company says issues put some Windows users at risk of attack and that it's investigating a third possible vulnerability.
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Windows flaw reaches beyond XP
July 18, 2005
Problem that could let an attacker crash a PC exists in several versions of the OS, Microsoft says.
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terminal services
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
November 14, 2006
Fixes are in for eight flaws related to Windows, including three holes that could compromise PCs without the user having to do anything.
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Novell NetWare
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Worm duo tries to hijack Windows PCs
August 14, 2006
Cybercrooks unleash two worms based on a serious Windows flaw, but the attacks don't seem widespread.
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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malware
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
October 12, 2005
Patches fix 14 security holes in the OS, including serious ones that could be exploited for a malicious worm attack.
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Microsoft COM+
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Stephen Toulouse
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streaming media
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eEye Digital Security
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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.
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authentication protocol
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Kerberos
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows Server
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Service Pack 2
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Symantec Corp.
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security
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Microsoft releases monthly security fixes
October 15, 2003
The company shifts its security patch schedule to a monthly basis. The first update consists of five vulnerabilities deemed "critical."
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Jeff Jones
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Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
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administrator
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schedule
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system administrator
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Microsoft Exchange Server
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security
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Fix in for Windows flaw
May 10, 2005
Microsoft patches "important" security hole in the OS and publishes two early alerts in its new advisory program.
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Microsoft Windows ME
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Microsoft Windows 98
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