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Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal

 May 10, 2007 Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec. TAGS: WinZip, Symantec Corp., Apple QuickTime, vulnerability, flaw, media player, Apple Computer, security, PC

Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk

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

Word flaw hit with zero-day attack

 September 5, 2006 "Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Word, Symantec Corp., trojan horse, attack, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

 August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, researcher, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., file-sharing, security, attack, Bluetooth, operating system, server

Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones

 January 31, 2007 Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Trend Micro Inc., vulnerability, security company, flaw, denial of service, security, Microsoft Word, Symantec Corp., mobile device, smart phone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

 January 17, 2007 Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, exploit, flaw, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks

 July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday." TAGS: flaw, cyberattack, security expert, Microsoft PowerPoint, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, attack, alert, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Office, 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, flaw, security hole, Microsoft Excel 2003, attacker, vulnerability, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., patch management, attack, security, expert, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC

Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks

 November 14, 2006 Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., flaw, Black Hat, vulnerability, Wi-Fi, wireless networking, researcher, wireless network, SSID, Symantec Corp., security, eMachines Inc., access point, Gateway Inc., Dell, HP

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, attack, security company, McAfee Inc., vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows, Exchange flaws patched

 May 9, 2006 Trio of security updates includes two for critical flaws in Exchange e-mail server and third-party software in Windows. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, attacker, e-mail server, Flash Player, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, Adobe Systems Inc., security, server, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: severity, Red Hat Linux, security hole, Red Hat Inc., Symantec Corp., Mozilla Web browser, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, flaw, Apple Mac OS, patch management, Linux, security, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Apple Macintosh

Microsoft struggles with patch

 October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, flaw, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, software company, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Update, fix, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

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. TAGS: RPC, DNS, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server, flaw, vulnerability, domain name, attack, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows, server

Microsoft plugs worm hole in Windows

 July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Web server, Microsoft Office, worm, patch management, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, risk, Microsoft Windows Server, DHCP, security, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Symantec Corp.

Office hit by another security problem

 June 23, 2006 Attackers could commandeer a vulnerable computer by embedding a malicious Flash file in an Office document. TAGS: ActiveX Control, security problem, Microsoft Office, attacker, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Excel, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

 April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, flaw, cyberattack, bug, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows ME, attack, Web browser, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, operating system

New Excel zero-day flaw used in attacks

 June 16, 2006 At least one customer reports being target of cyberattack exploiting yet-to-be-patched hole in spreadsheet software. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Excel, attack, flaw, vulnerability, software company, fix, Symantec Corp., spreadsheet, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users

 February 21, 2006 Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors. TAGS: shell script, flaw, back door, Apple Mac OS, Apple Safari, attacker, rootkit, malicious code, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, expert, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., operating system, Web browser
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