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Boarding up Windows against Net threats

 February 8, 2006 Redmond unveils details of its entry into the antivirus business and warns of new browser and OS flaws. TAGS: Redmond, threat, security, Symantec Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own

 April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Week in review: Vista furor

 October 20, 2006 Microsoft's Vista is still months away from formal release, but the next version of Windows is already raising the hackles of many consumers. TAGS: Week in review, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Second third-party fix out for Windows bug

 October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

'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, vulnerability, cyberattack, flaw, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows ME, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw

 July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, DirectX, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., security, PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, operating system

Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO

 July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. TAGS: U.K. company, Linux desktop, CIO, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, Firefox, Linux, Apple Macintosh, security, Web browser, operating system, PC

Symantec continues Vista bug hunt

 July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, representative, attack, security, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users

 February 21, 2006 Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors. TAGS: flaw, shell script, Apple Safari, back door, attacker, Apple Mac OS, rootkit, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, malicious code, expert, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Symantec Corp., operating system, Web browser
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