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February 28, 2007 Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs. TAGS: malicious code, hardware component, rootkit, PCI, researcher, component, security, video card, PC, memory, battery, operating system

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, buffer-overflow, malicious code, attacker, researcher, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

August 4, 2006 Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update. TAGS: Black Hat, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious software, researcher, malicious code, attack, software company, security, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

August 9, 2006 In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work but finds flaws. Redmond says it's old news. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious code, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

June 7, 2005 Macs have largely been immune to the viruses that plague Windows PCs. Experts pitch in on whether the Intel chip switch will change that. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious code, Virginia, Intel, Apple Computer, HyperThreading, security, Apple Mac OS, attack, Apple Macintosh, expert, flaw, researcher, operating system, networking, BIOS

July 27, 2005 Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Black Hat, Internet Security Systems Inc., antivirus product, Defcon, antivirus software, hacker, researcher, malicious code, Las Vegas, security, antivirus, conference, Oracle Corp., hacking, flaw

June 2, 2005 Consumers, government and technology companies all need to pitch in to fight cybercrime, experts on a security panel agree. TAGS: Marcus Sachs, Scott Charney, cybercrime, Cisco Systems Inc., responsibility, malicious code, technology company, virtual machine, government, DNS, researcher, security, picture, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., firewall

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