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Bypass found for Windows piracy check
May 23, 2005
Using a tool from Microsoft, it is possible to get around the company's piracy test, a researcher says.
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Microsoft: Here's how to halt WGA alerts
June 27, 2006
Along with a new release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, Microsoft shares how to remove the controversial antipiracy tool.
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Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software
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.
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Another security hole found in Excel
July 7, 2006
New flaw puts computers at risk of remote attack, according to a security group's advisory.
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Bug-hunting tool aimed at Vista developers
December 16, 2005
Tool is designed to identify bugs related to a security feature in Windows Vista that lets users run with fewer privileges.
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MSN Taiwan visitors wind up elsewhere
September 7, 2007
Slip-up allowed a personal Web site to scoop up traffic intended for Microsoft's Web portal; the software maker apologized Friday for the goof.
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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.
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Microsoft takes down barrier in Vista firewall
April 27, 2006
Windows update will turn off the firewall's new feature by default--something customers have asked for, Microsoft says.
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Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report
August 30, 2005
Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on PCs.
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Minor issues surface after IE 7 launch
October 20, 2006
Security bug reports are flawed, Microsoft says. But there are compatibility woes as company servers buckle.
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Microsoft mulls early IE patch release
September 25, 2006
Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing.
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Microsoft probes possible Xbox Live fraud
March 21, 2007
Gamers report having their Xbox Live accounts hijacked and their credit cards used to buy virtual currency on the gaming service.
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Microsoft investigates potential new IE flaw
August 18, 2005
update Newly discovered, unpatched flaw could put users at risk of cyberattack, but it is still unclear which users may be vulnerable.
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Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch
January 25, 2005
An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees.
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Attack code released for IE hole
November 21, 2005
Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft: SP2 shimmy's not a flaw
February 1, 2005
Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP.
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Security rivals shut out of Microsoft meeting
October 19, 2006
An online meeting to discuss Windows Vista changes crashed shortly after it started, leaving Symantec and McAfee in the dark.
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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.
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OS makers slow to fix flaw, researcher says
May 27, 2005
Microsoft and some Linux vendors have yet to patch a hole related to a flaw in some Intel chips, despite having two months' notice.
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Microsoft repackages FrontBridge service
March 30, 2006
Service also comes with a new pricing model, some updates and future plans call for closer ties with the Exchange mail server.
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