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Bypass found for Windows piracy check

May 23, 2005 Using a tool from Microsoft, it is possible to get around the company's piracy test, a researcher says. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, representative, researcher, copy, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., key, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

March 4, 2008 ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: ATM, bank, business development, safe, risk, denial of service, desktop computer, security, U.K., patch management, researcher, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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: flaw, researcher, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Vista hacked at Black Hat

August 4, 2006 Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update. TAGS: Black Hat, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious software, researcher, malicious code, security, software company, attack, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista

July 18, 2006 New networking technologies in Windows Vista will be less stable and secure than in XP, at least in the short term, Symantec researchers say. TAGS: networking technology, Symantec Corp., researcher, Microsoft Windows Vista, networking, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Virus makes leap from PC to PDA

March 1, 2006 "Crossover" is the first virus found that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC, security researchers say. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., malicious software, Windows PC, mobile device, virus, researcher, smart phone, PC, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered

January 16, 2006 Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., P2P, hacker, SSID, Wi-Fi, broadcasting, vulnerability, wireless network, researcher, security, firewall, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, virus, hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP

Researcher: Macs not as expensive as thought

May 16, 2006 A comparably equipped Windows-based computer is only about 13 percent less expensive than a Mac, says analyst. TAGS: Richard Shim, researcher, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Apple MacBook, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, widescreen, laptop computer, Dell, notebook computer, HP, PC, Microsoft Windows

AMD: Vista only a tiny step to convergence

May 24, 2006 PCs have a way to go, despite advances in hardware and software aimed to bring PC technology into the living room. TAGS: WinHEC, living room, consumer electronics, standards, streaming audio, AMD, Bose, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, researcher, Microsoft Windows Vista, electronics, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system, DVD

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: attacker, WINS, Windows PC, traffic, DNS, researcher, R&D, domain name, article, server, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, PC

Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., buffer-overflow, malicious code, Firefox, researcher, attacker, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Symantec picks away at Vista's core

August 9, 2006 In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work but finds flaws. Redmond says it's old news. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious code, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

More WMF problems for Microsoft

January 10, 2006 Researcher says Windows Meta File component can be used to crash vulnerable PCs--but Microsoft says the glitch isn't so serious. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, RPC, Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft SQL Server, representative, vulnerability, denial of service, software company, researcher, Microsoft Corp., component, server, Microsoft Windows, PC

Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks

November 14, 2006 Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., flaw, Black Hat, vulnerability, Wi-Fi, SSID, researcher, wireless networking, security, access point, wireless network, Symantec Corp., eMachines Inc., Gateway Inc., Dell, HP

Where the Net's wild things are

June 16, 2005 Are your systems vulnerable? Ask a few hackers--that's what Microsoft did. Also: Trojans on the march, and worms a-wriggling. TAGS: hacker, survey, America Online Inc., attack, researcher, Java, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, virus, PC, 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, CSS, Google Inc., desktop search, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, attacker, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Is Intel a safe bet for Apple security?

June 7, 2005 Macs have largely been immune to the viruses that plague Windows PCs. Experts pitch in on whether the Intel chip switch will change that. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious code, Intel, Virginia, HyperThreading, Apple Computer, security, flaw, expert, attack, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, researcher, operating system, networking, BIOS

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, rights-management, Microsoft Windows Media Player, antipiracy, digital-rights management, flaw, media player, Windows Media, researcher, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, P2P, adware

Week in pictures: PCs around the world

November 4, 2005 roundup Hunting for a new Linux-based home PC. Also: Low-cost PCs, Google, Yahoo, bird flu, deer's-eye view and Windows Live, too. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Linux, Nokia Corp., researcher, Google Inc., Intel, camera, PC, Microsoft Windows
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