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Symantec details flaws in its antivirus software

March 30, 2005 Security specialist reveals vulnerabilities in its products that could let hackers attack PCs running the software. TAGS: Symantec Corp., flaw, antivirus software, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, vulnerability, Norton Co., denial of service, Japan, patch management, attack, antivirus, virus, security

Apple plugs 'critical' holes in OS X

September 23, 2005 Ten new patches for the Macintosh operating system address myriad flaws that open systems to remote attacks, experts say. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, patch management, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS, Symantec Corp., security, Apple Macintosh, operating system

Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP

December 29, 2004 Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2. TAGS: spokesperson, vulnerability, flaw, security company, trojan horse, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Symantec Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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, security, Apple Computer, PC

Symantec flaw leaves opening for viruses

February 9, 2005 Flaw in scanner in antivirus and antispam products could give viruses free rein; patch is issued. TAGS: Internet Security Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., flaw, advisory, anti-spam, vulnerability, attacker, patch management, security, virus, scanner, antivirus, Norton Co., e-mail, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Exploits released for new Windows flaws

December 23, 2004 It also releases sample exploit code for the two unpatched flaws--which means that a virus could be on the way. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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, flaw, security company, mobile device, Microsoft Word, denial of service, smart phone, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., 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, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Office

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, vulnerability, researcher, Symantec Corp., file-sharing, security, attack, Bluetooth, operating system, server

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: Windows PC, representative, flaw, Symantec Corp., attack, security company, vulnerability, DHCP, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, 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, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Veritas issues patch for NetBackup flaw

October 13, 2005 Vulnerability in question could let malicious attackers gain remote access to information stored on backup servers. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., authentication service, flaw, attacker, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., remote access, hacker, backup, client, server, Java

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, Microsoft PowerPoint, security expert, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, alert, attack, 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, security hole, flaw, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, attacker, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., security, expert, attack, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Office, PC, e-mail

New Cisco flaw could pose threat to Net

September 7, 2005 Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., vulnerability, Symantec Corp., flaw, computer network, attack, researcher, threat, FTP, networking, security, firewall, router, operating system

Backup software flaws pose risk

January 19, 2006 EMC warns of bugs in NetWorker, while code that takes advantage of a flaw in Veritas' NetBackup product has been released on the Net. TAGS: VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS Software Corp., EMC Corp., backup software, iDefense, flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., backup, attack, patch management, security

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, vulnerability, Black Hat, Wi-Fi, SSID, researcher, wireless networking, Symantec Corp., wireless network, access point, eMachines Inc., security, Gateway Inc., Dell, PC

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

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, Flash Player, vulnerability, service pack, e-mail server, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, server, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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