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Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals

 March 17, 2006 Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spyware TAGS: malicious software, margin, spyware, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, anti-spyware, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, virus, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Microsoft doesn't want Santa to ignore Vista

 October 12, 2006 Although they'll need to wait for the new Windows, holiday shoppers will find Vista-friendly hardware, software. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

Microsoft offers helping hand to Firefox

 August 25, 2006 Mozilla welcomes Redmond's efforts to ensure interoperability between Firefox and the Vista operating system. TAGS: application security, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Thunderbird, Redmond, open source, Firefox, offer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows Vista, blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Security tools ready for Vista launch

 January 17, 2007 It might be the most secure version of Windows yet, but Vista will still require outside help in protecting against common cyberthreats. TAGS: cyberthreats, security company, Forrester Research Inc., security tool, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Live, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., security, vice president, Trend Micro Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, operating system, Norton Co., firewall

Week in review: Vista furor

 October 20, 2006 Microsoft's Vista is still months away from formal release, but the next version of Windows is already raising the hackles of many consumers. TAGS: Week in review, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Vista, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Experts: Don't buy Vista for the security

 January 30, 2007 New Microsoft operating system is a leap forward in security, but few people familiar with it say the advances justify an upgrade. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, anti-spyware, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

 March 13, 2007 Concerns about compatibility and other issues move DOT and NIST to prohibit upgrades to Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7, for now anyway. TAGS: memo, organization, agency, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own

 April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Details trickle out about EC Vista probe

 October 24, 2006 Microsoft exec says regulators noted four aspects of Windows update as raising potential anticompetition concerns. TAGS: commission, API, XML, Microsoft Windows Vista, concern, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft changes Vista over antitrust concerns

 October 13, 2006 Company revises several features in Vista in response to concerns raised by antitrust officials. TAGS: Brad Smith, antitrust, security company, commission, kernel, concern, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, console, Microsoft Corp., 64-bit, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft gets good reception at Black Hat

 August 3, 2006 Talks go down well with hackers looking to find out just what the company's doing to make Vista its most secure operating system ever. TAGS: Black Hat, attendee, flaw, session, presentation, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, bug, Microsoft Corp., event, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Symantec continues Vista bug hunt

 July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, representative, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, researcher, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, operating system

Black Hat with a Vista twist

 August 1, 2006 The annual hacker event usually focuses on breaking into systems. This year, a series of Microsoft-themed sessions takes a different tack. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., attendee, Defcon, researcher, event, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, session, presentation, security, hacker, conference, Microsoft Windows Vista, router, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.
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