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Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2

 November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, denial of service, Firefox, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Another Internet Explorer flaw found

 July 7, 2004 This is the third time in a month that Microsoft must play catch-up with researchers finding vulnerabilities in its browser. TAGS: vulnerability, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, computer science, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

 March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: attacker, cursor, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows PC, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft rushes out critical IE fix

 December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks. TAGS: Bofra worm, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attacker, service pack, Service Pack 2, attack, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, PC

Phishing hole discovered in IE

 December 17, 2004 Microsoft says it's investigating a flaw in Internet Explorer that exposes even users of its most-protected Windows, SP2, to phishing attacks. TAGS: phishing, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, representative, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

BBC stories used as bait for IE exploit

 March 31, 2006 Attackers are sending e-mail messages with news stories to trick people into visiting sites that exploit a recent IE flaw. TAGS: Websense Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious software, vulnerability, flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws

 June 14, 2005 Three of the 10 bulletins in Microsoft's monthly batch of patches deal with three holes that could let intruders take over a PC. TAGS: server message block, vulnerability, intruder, flaw, patch management, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, PNG, server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, PC

Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw?

 January 7, 2005 TalkBack: Fans and critics of the open-source browser give their two cents on reports of a phishing flaw. TAGS: Firefox, reader, flaw, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, London, electronics, security, open source, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

 September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Windows PC, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, malicious software, vulnerability, security, monitoring, Web page, Microsoft Corp., HTML, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

 March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks. TAGS: McAfee Inc., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, fix, vulnerability, security, Symantec Corp., attack, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Web browser, PC

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

 January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, Microsoft Update, fix, attacker, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

 September 19, 2006 Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites. TAGS: Websense Inc., malicious software, Sunbelt Software, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, exploit, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows PC, security company, attack, security, spyware, Microsoft Corp., PC

Patches out for IE holes, Sony-related issue

 December 13, 2005 Microsoft fixes a clutch of Internet Explorer flaws, including one already being exploited in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Document Object Model, malicious code, rootkit, flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, patch management, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., software company, PC, Microsoft Windows

Image flaw pierces PC security

 August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Linux, Opera Software, open source, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., image, e-mail, Apple Macintosh

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

 April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows ME, cyberattack, flaw, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, security, Web page, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., attack, Web browser

Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw

 November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, variant, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, victim, antivirus, author, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, antivirus software, threat, Symantec Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread

 November 9, 2004 Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, McAfee Inc., flaw, victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, antivirus, Web server, Symantec Corp., firewall, server, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

IE flaw opens door to infection on sight

 August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. TAGS: bulletin, authentication protocol, Kerberos, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, remote desktop, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, service pack, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, Symantec Corp., security, attack

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, antivirus company, toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, trojan horse, Symantec Corp., researcher, security, antivirus, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Security pros provide interim IE patch

 September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks. TAGS: patch, cyberattack, fix, iDefense, patch management, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, risk, security company, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, e-mail
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