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JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

 July 28, 2006 Malicious code embedded in Web site can let miscreant map a home or corporate network, attack connected devices. TAGS: SPI Dynamics, JavaScript, corporate network, internal network, attack, AJAX, researcher, Web application, Web browser, Web server, scanner, security, server, router, programming, IP

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., PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

IBM brains capture a PC's soul

 August 12, 2005 Researchers develop three-layer software that lets you carry a full PC operating environment on an iPod, PDA or cell phone. TAGS: virtual machine, IBM Corp., Intel x86, Knoppix Linux, researcher, PC, Firefox, Web browser, USB, Apple iPod, memory, Linux, keyboard, hard drive, operating system

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

Tool turns unsuspecting surfers into hacking help

 March 21, 2007 With Jikto, JavaScript on a Web site can turn PCs into a bug-hunting tool, thus doing a hacker's dirty work. TAGS: Web security, JavaScript, attacker, Web surfer, SQL injection, hacking, creator, hacker, XSS, Web application, flaw, SQL, vulnerability, bot, researcher, security

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., malicious code, Firefox, buffer-overflow, attacker, researcher, bug, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

JavaScript bug-hunting tool demonstrated

 March 24, 2007 Security researcher says his company won't let him release Jikto, which turns PCs of unknowing Web surfers into crawlers. TAGS: SPI Dynamics, JavaScript, Web security, XSS, researcher, security, Web browser, PC

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., virus, Web browser, 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, desktop search, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., attacker, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, researcher, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system
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