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Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

More security hiccups for IE

November 17, 2004 Researchers have found a trio of flaws in Internet Explorer--making almost 20 in total. TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft debates spoofing as security flaw

November 2, 2004 Microsoft rejects claims from security researchers that a spoofing technique discovered on Internet Explorer is a vulnerability. TAGS: BugTraq, security flaw, technique, Microsoft Internet Explorer, link, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Source code opens window to old IE flaw

February 18, 2004 Security researchers confirm that leaked Windows source code can be used to find flaws in Microsoft's software. TAGS: Thor Larholm, vulnerability, Trustworthy Computing, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, code, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Drag-and-drop flaw mars Microsoft's latest update

August 20, 2004 Independent researcher finds an Internet Explorer vulnerability that could turn drag-and-drop into drag-and-infect. TAGS: Service Pack 2, flaw, researcher, attacker, vulnerability, service pack, security, patch, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

eEye: Flaw found in IE, Outlook installation

September 6, 2005 Vulnerability could allow an attacker to take remote control of a user's system, security specialist says. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Outlook, installation, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

IE flaw lets intruders into Google Desktop

December 2, 2005 Researcher finds a way to steal data from unwitting users of Google's desktop search tool by exploiting an unpatched IE flaw. TAGS: Google Desktop, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, CSS, Google Inc., desktop search, attacker, researcher, security, Web page, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks

March 25, 2007 Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn. TAGS: WINS, attacker, DNS, Windows PC, traffic, article, researcher, R&D, domain name, Microsoft Internet Explorer, server, attack, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft cracks down on source code traders

February 18, 2004 Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies. TAGS: source code, vulnerability, code, copy, letter, researcher, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, toolbar, vulnerability, researcher, trojan horse, Symantec Corp., security, antivirus, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Rough patches for XP update

August 27, 2004 Microsoft's security-minded SP2 update to Windows XP finally makes it out the door, but not without stumbling. TAGS: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, patch management, security, flaw, blog, P2P, firewall, AMD, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player

January 14, 2005 Trojan horses are piggybacking on an antipiracy feature in Media Player, a security firm claims. But Microsoft denies it's a flaw. TAGS: Overpeer, Panda Software, Ben Edelman, Microsoft Windows Media Player, rights-management, spyware, digital-rights management, media player, antipiracy, flaw, Windows Media, P2P, adware, trojan horse, Web page, security
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