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Firefox update patches security holes
September 15, 2006
The update tackles seven flaws in the open-source Web browser, including four rated "critical."
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Microsoft to release fixes for Windows flaws
September 9, 2005
On upcoming "Patch Tuesday," expect to see a security alert for serious flaws in the operating system.
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Microsoft struggles with patch
October 10, 2006
Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates.
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Slew of Windows patches coming
October 6, 2005
Microsoft plans to release eight security alerts with fixes for Windows flaws--and at least one hole could be used for a worm attack.
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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.
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Apple patches serious Mac OS flaws
March 2, 2006
Security update fixes 20 vulnerabilities, including a high-profile flaw in the Safari Web browser and Mail client.
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Fix in for Firefox bugs
September 21, 2005
Security update to open-source browser patches several flaws. A similar revamp for Mozilla is on its way.
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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.
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Apple patches Mac OS X flaws
March 22, 2005
Mac maker fixes 10 vulnerabilities and offers a solution to a pernicious browser-based phishing threat.
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Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch
August 24, 2006
Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version.
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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.
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Apple releases OS X security patches
November 30, 2005
"Highly critical" security updates address more than a dozen vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X operating system.
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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.
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Microsoft investigates potential new IE flaw
August 18, 2005
update Newly discovered, unpatched flaw could put users at risk of cyberattack, but it is still unclear which users may be vulnerable.
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Microsoft plugs 21 security holes
June 13, 2006
All but two of the 21 Windows, Office and Exchange flaws could let an intruder run code on a compromised computer.
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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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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.
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