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Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw
February 17, 2006
Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw.
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Another QuickTime flaw found
November 8, 2005
Soon after a patch for four security flaws is issued, a new "critical" hole is found in Apple's popular media player.
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RealNetworks issues critical patch
November 11, 2005
Fix addresses flaws that could allow remote attacks and infections of malicious code on PCs and Macs.
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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.
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Software vendors add tips to flaws database
September 7, 2006
National Vulnerability Database expands information to include software vendors' comments on reported flaws.
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Windows users swamp WMF patch site
January 4, 2006
Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix.
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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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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.
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Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw
June 12, 2006
JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail.
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Beating Microsoft to the punch
January 4, 2006
newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms.
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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 to sound early alert for flaws
May 6, 2005
Pilot program will send out advisories to confirm reports of flaws and tell PC owners how to deal with them until they're patched.
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F-Secure flaw opens door to intruders
February 11, 2005
Serious security hole in firm's antivirus products could let intruders launch a buffer overflow attack or spy on confidential information.
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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.
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Security from A to Z: Zero-day
November 27, 2006
Such alerts set off a scramble to get a patch out fast for a bug vulnerable to hackers. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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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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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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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw
October 3, 2006
Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week.
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Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling
November 29, 2005
Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month.
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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.
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Qualys Inc.
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