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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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, representative, researcher, copy, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., key, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, Automatic Update, representative, Microsoft Corp., software company, instruction, uninstall, security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: flaw, advisory, representative, Microsoft Access, software company, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, advisory, attacker, flaw, representative, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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. TAGS: privilege, representative, bug, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: visitor, Taiwan, MSN, representative, software company, Microsoft Corp., security

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, Symantec Corp., flaw, security company, attack, DHCP, vulnerability, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: firewall, Zone Labs Inc., Sydney, Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious software, traffic, barrier, representative, protection, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: bug, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: Autodesk Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, representative, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, software company, security, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, server

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. TAGS: flaw, Windows PC, Websense Inc., malicious software, security company, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox, fraud, credit card, representative, account, gamer, Microsoft Corp., security

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. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Office 2002, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, Microsoft Office, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, e-mail

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. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, vulnerability, flaw, exploit, antivirus company, HTML, representative, patch, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., researcher, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live Meeting, online meeting, McAfee Inc., security company, Symantec Corp., representative, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Linux company, flaw, BSD, researcher, representative, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., vulnerability, Intel, Linux, security, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: FrontBridge Technologies Inc., continuity, archiving, e-mail server, messaging, representative, encryption, pricing, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail, security
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