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Windows users swamp WMF patch site

January 4, 2006 Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, Ilfak Guilfanov, F-Secure Corp., IRC, patch, system administrator, flaw, HTTP, trojan horse, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

AMD forums laid low by Windows exploit

January 31, 2006 Fan forum is taken offline after attack via Microsoft's Windows Meta File flaw is found on the site. Screenshot: AMD forum under attack TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, exploit, AMD, forum, Microsoft Windows, PC

Windows Vista gets image flaw fix

January 17, 2006 Update for early releases of Windows XP successor fixes high-profile flaw related to the way it handles Windows Meta File images. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, image, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Trojan delivers unwanted gift to Windows PCs

December 29, 2005 Attack exploits unpatched hole in Windows to drop adware, spyware or other stealth programs that can compromise the PC. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, Kaspersky Lab, service pack, adware, trojan horse, spyware, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Russian hackers hawked Windows exploit for $4,000

February 3, 2006 Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code involved in attacks on Britain's Parliament, company says. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, exploit, security company, Russia, adware, anti-spyware, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft rushes out Windows patch

January 5, 2006 roundup Promises to deliver fix early after catching heat over a serious Windows flaw that left systems exposed. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, attack, fix, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft issues patch for WMF vulnerability

February 15, 2006 The "critical" fix is part of seven security bulletins in the software maker's monthly update. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, vulnerability, service pack, media player, Microsoft Internet Explorer, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

OpenOffice patches 'highly critical' flaw

January 5, 2007 All but newest version of software suite has flaw that could allow introduction of malicious code. TAGS: OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows Metafile, vulnerability, patch management, flaw, malicious code, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft warns of new Windows security issues

February 8, 2006 Company says issues put some Windows users at risk of attack and that it's investigating a third possible vulnerability. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, access control, service pack, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, security, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, HTML, attack, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft inadvertently leaks WMF patch

January 4, 2006 Company, under fire over timing of fix for a serious Windows flaw, pulls early version of patch off the Web. TAGS: Gibson Research, Microsoft Windows Metafile, fix, patch, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Firms urged to use unofficial Windows patch

January 3, 2006 In absence of a fix from Microsoft, security experts advise companies to use unauthorized patch for latest WMF flaw. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Internet Storm Center, patch, F-Secure Corp., spam, security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows

British parliament attacked using WMF exploit

January 23, 2006 The U.K. Government's e-mail security provider confirms hackers in China orchestrated attack. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, MessageLabs Ltd., hacker, WMF vulnerability, government, attack, China, patch, trojan horse, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to hunt for new species of Windows bug

January 9, 2006 Windows Meta File flaw prompts software maker to scrub its code and update its development practices. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, species, Gartner Inc., software company, code, security, image, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Wait for Windows patch opens attack window

January 4, 2006 Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, Symantec Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: 'Patch Tuesday' updates on the way

January 5, 2006 Customers should expect regular bulletin next week, even though a fix for a Windows flaw will be rushed out. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, Webcast, software company, fix, notice, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows