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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, software company, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

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, Apple Computer, laptop computer, Intel, PC, security, video, operating system

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

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, antivirus, software company, security, virus, PC

July 25, 2006 Two new exploits that could help hackers create attacks have been released onto the Internet. TAGS: Windows PC, representative, flaw, Symantec Corp., attack, security company, DHCP, vulnerability, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

November 8, 2005 Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Windows PC, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, attack, Microsoft Corp., software company, security, trojan horse, spyware, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

September 25, 2006 Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing. TAGS: flaw, Windows PC, Websense Inc., malicious software, security company, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, cyberattack, Microsoft Word, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, attacker, patch, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, PC

July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, victim, vulnerability, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., security, service pack, software company, trojan horse, PC, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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

January 9, 2006 Windows Meta File flaw prompts software maker to scrub its code and update its development practices. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, species, flaw, Gartner Inc., software company, code, security, image, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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