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Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2

November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, denial of service, flaw, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft patches 20 security flaws

February 13, 2007 Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Office, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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, wireless network, vulnerability, researcher, firewall, security, Service Pack 2, virus, Microsoft Windows, hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP

Attack code published for third Word flaw

December 14, 2006 Code could be used to crash or commandeer PCs, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the vulnerability. TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Word, flaw, security company, code, McAfee Inc., security, attack, Microsoft Corp., PC

Flaw found in McAfee suite

April 19, 2005 Vulnerability in Internet Security Suite 2005 could let workers sharing same computer break into one other's files, according to iDefense. TAGS: iDefense, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security, flaw, vulnerability, Internet security, PC

Microsoft rushes out critical IE fix

December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks. TAGS: Bofra worm, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, attacker, flaw, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, PC, Web browser, virus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk

November 8, 2005 Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files. TAGS: Neel Mehta, flaw, Windows PC, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., attack, security, software company, trojan horse, spyware, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, attacker, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Intel: Driver flaws no major threat, yet

June 14, 2006 Vulnerabilities in kernel-level Windows device drivers are scarce and tough to exploit, so there is no reason for alarm, company says. TAGS: vulnerability, device driver, flaw, information security, threat, attacker, Intel, hacker, security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp.

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, hacking, SQL injection, creator, XSS, hacker, Web application, vulnerability, flaw, SQL, bot, researcher, security

Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal

May 10, 2007 Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec. TAGS: WinZip, Symantec Corp., Apple QuickTime, vulnerability, flaw, media player, security, Apple Computer, PC

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

Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software

April 12, 2005 Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs. TAGS: flaw, advisory, representative, Microsoft Access, vulnerability, software company, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

Phishing hole discovered in IE

December 17, 2004 Microsoft says it's investigating a flaw in Internet Explorer that exposes even users of its most-protected Windows, SP2, to phishing attacks. TAGS: phishing, vulnerability, representative, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Service Pack 2, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Serious flaw in Google Desktop gets fix

February 21, 2007 Google plugs security holes in popular desktop search software that could open up data on a PC to intruders. TAGS: Watchfire, Google Desktop, Google Inc., XSS, vulnerability, flaw, security company, attack, security, PC, link

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, vulnerability, Black Hat, Wi-Fi, wireless networking, researcher, SSID, Symantec Corp., security, wireless network, eMachines Inc., access point, Gateway Inc., Dell, PC

Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk

July 25, 2006 Two new exploits that could help hackers create attacks have been released onto the Internet. TAGS: Windows PC, representative, Symantec Corp., flaw, attack, security company, DHCP, vulnerability, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, security hole, flaw, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, attacker, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., expert, security, patch management, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, e-mail