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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.
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Beating Microsoft to the punch
January 4, 2006
newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms.
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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.
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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.
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Third party offers temporary IE fix
March 28, 2006
Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw.
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Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time
January 5, 2006
Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Thursday, after the company comes under criticism.
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British parliament attacked using WMF exploit
January 23, 2006
The U.K. Government's e-mail security provider confirms hackers in China orchestrated attack.
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