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Viruses exploit Microsoft patch cycle

November 10, 2004 Are MyDoom offshoots an attempt to throw Microsoft off-balance? TAGS: MyDoom virus, vulnerability, cycle, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., virus, security

Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw

February 17, 2006 Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw. TAGS: flaw, media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, patch, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows

'Critical' patches released for Windows

January 11, 2005 Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready. TAGS: patch management, Stephen Toulouse, patch, attacker, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

RealNetworks issues critical patch

November 11, 2005 Fix addresses flaws that could allow remote attacks and infections of malicious code on PCs and Macs. TAGS: RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealNetworks Inc., flaw, attacker, buffer-overflow, malicious code, patch, vulnerability

Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks

July 15, 2005 Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs. TAGS: attacker, iDefense, Windows PC, patch, denial of service, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

IE flaw threat hits the roof

January 7, 2005 Danger rating of three Internet Explorer flaws is raised to the highest level by Secunia after exploit code is published. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, HTML, Web browser

Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a day

January 12, 2007 Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs project. TAGS: Landon Fuller, patch, Apple Computer, vulnerability, assistance, bug, patch management, security, researcher, code, Apple Macintosh, operating system

Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw

October 3, 2006 Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week. TAGS: exploit, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, flaw, privilege, vulnerability, Apple Computer, patch, Apple Macintosh, person

Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling

November 29, 2005 Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month. TAGS: flaw, imaging, vulnerability, spokeswoman, patch, denial of service, code, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to sound early alert for flaws

May 6, 2005 Pilot program will send out advisories to confirm reports of flaws and tell PC owners how to deal with them until they're patched. TAGS: advisory, alert, flaw, Stephen Toulouse, workaround, vulnerability, software company, security company, patch, security, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, Microsoft Windows Metafile, SANS Institute, Belgium, F-Secure Corp., source code, security company, fix, flaw, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

More exploits out for Windows flaws

December 1, 2005 Users should be shielded from two new attack codes if they use security updates. It's the unpatched flaws that cause worry. TAGS: exploit, flaw, vulnerability, attack, McAfee Inc., patch, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Another QuickTime flaw found

November 8, 2005 Soon after a patch for four security flaws is issued, a new "critical" hole is found in Apple's popular media player. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, Apple QuickTime, advisory, patch, Apple Computer, attacker, vulnerability, security, operating system

Mac OS X patch faces scrutiny

March 7, 2006 Experts say Apple patch doesn't completely fix security flaw, leaving toehold for cyberattacks. TAGS: scrutiny, Apple iChat, cyberattack, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, patch, Apple Macintosh, trojan horse, vulnerability, security, Web browser, Firefox, operating system, IM

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: cyberattack, patch, iDefense, patch management, fix, vulnerability, attack, flaw, risk, security company, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, PC

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, attacker, patch, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch

January 25, 2005 An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, vulnerability, exploit, antivirus company, flaw, HTML, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, representative, patch, researcher, security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

CA fixes bug in antivirus products

May 24, 2005 A serious flaw in Computer Associates' antivirus products could expose users to hacker attacks. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., antivirus product, advisory, CA eTrust, antivirus, patch, flaw, vulnerability, security

Patch in for Microsoft server spoofing flaw

November 10, 2004 Attackers could use hole in small-business software to trick personal information out of people. TAGS: Microsoft ISA Server, flaw, advisory, cache, attacker, patch, Symantec Corp., DNS, vulnerability, server, Microsoft Corp., security
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