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Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports

September 1, 2005 Flaw in security application may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Firewall, firewall, Windows registry, security application, flaw, exception, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

September 19, 2006 Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites. TAGS: malicious software, Websense Inc., flaw, Sunbelt Software, vulnerability, exploit, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows PC, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Skype flaws open computers to attack

October 25, 2005 Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC. TAGS: Skype, flaw, IP telephony, attacker, telephony, Pocket PC, eBay Inc., bug, Linux, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Adobe flaw puts PCs at risk

June 13, 2005 A security bug in several of Adobe Systems' popular graphics applications could let an attacker gain full control of a computer. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, flaw, Adobe PhotoShop, security, PC

Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: flaw, researcher, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, attack, attacker, flaw, threat, Apple MacBook, software company, laptop computer, Apple Computer, Intel, PC, security, operating system, video

Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software

April 12, 2005 Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs. TAGS: flaw, advisory, representative, Microsoft Access, vulnerability, software company, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw

July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, DirectX, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Web browser, e-mail, operating system

Trend Micro flaw opens PCs to takeover

February 8, 2007 A serious security hole in a wide swath of the company's antivirus products could let an outsider crash or hijack a computer. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., antivirus software, flaw, engine, software company, antivirus, security, PC

Microsoft: New IE flaw limited in scope

August 20, 2005 A security bug in Internet Explorer discovered this week mostly affects users of certain developer tools, the software giant says. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, PC

Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws

November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products. TAGS: bot, Symantec Corp., flaw, SpyBot, variant, adware, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., security, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

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, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system, 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., security company, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, security, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, spyware, PC

Security holes add up in second quarter

July 25, 2005 In April, May and June, more than 400 flaws were discovered that could let an attacker take control of a PC remotely. TAGS: SANS Institute, flaw, Apple Computer, security, PC

Another antivirus software flaw detected

March 17, 2005 This time: McAfee. But the flaw does not affect current subscribers to the company's update service. TAGS: flaw, McAfee Inc., Internet Security Systems Inc., antivirus software, security software company, subscriber, software company, antivirus, security, virus, PC

Flaw found in McAfee suite

April 19, 2005 Vulnerability in Internet Security Suite 2005 could let workers sharing same computer break into one other's files, according to iDefense. TAGS: iDefense, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security, flaw, vulnerability, Internet security, PC

Flaws in tech support tools open PCs to attack

February 26, 2007 The risky security holes are in tools commonly provided by software makers and ISPs to provide remote tech support. TAGS: SupportSoft, Symantec Corp., flaw, ActiveX Control, Norton Co., Internet Service Provider, security, 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

Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2

November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, denial of service, flaw, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, security hole, flaw, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, attacker, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., expert, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC