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Microsoft releases final IE 7 beta
June 29, 2006
Browser's third beta release includes some feature changes in addition to fixes to reliability, compatibility and security. Images: IE 7 features
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Mac flaw puts Safari surfers at risk
January 11, 2007
Combination of hole in Apple's OS X and a feature in its Web browser opens Macs to attack, Secunia says.
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Opera adds security layer
December 19, 2006
New features designed to alert users if the site they are visiting is legitimate or a phishing site.
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Security from A to Z: Open source
November 27, 2006
Experts have issued warnings of complacency over security in open-source projects. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Microsoft Corp.
Mozilla looks to Microsoft for security
September 21, 2006
Window Snyder, formerly of Microsoft, now heads up security at Mozilla, the company best known for its open-source Firefox Web browser.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Bugs bite into popular browsers
April 25, 2006
Unpatched flaws are discovered in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari that could cause problems for Web surfers.
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Apple Computer
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
Reversal: Next IE divorced from new Windows
February 15, 2005
update Version 7.0 of the browser will launch ahead of the next update to Windows, as Microsoft shifts plans. Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity?
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RSA Security Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows Update
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
IE 7 comes a-knocking--eventually
November 13, 2006
Microsoft is tagging Internet Explorer 7 as a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer to distribute it than some expected.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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IM worm installs 'safe' Web browser
May 23, 2006
New worm installs a rogue Web browser and hijacks the Internet Explorer home page on infected PCs.
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Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch
August 24, 2006
Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows XP
Browser bugs hit IE
June 29, 2006
Security experts warn of two flaws in IE. One issue was initially thought to affect Firefox, but further research shows not.
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Microsoft Corp.
Curtain rises on Opera 9
June 20, 2006
Newest version of browser offers specialized Web-based widget programs, BitTorrent support and pop-up ad blocking. Video: A tune-up for Opera Images: BitTorrent and more
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This week in software flaws
April 14, 2006
Microsoft releases "critical" IE update that fixes 10 flaws in Web browser, including a high-profile bug that is being used in cyberattacks.
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Oracle Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
FAQ: JavaScript insecurities
July 29, 2006
JavaScript is playing a major role in the Web 2.0 boom, but increased use of the scripting language is raising security questions.
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Java
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Google Inc.
Microsoft, Netscape squabble over browser scripting hole
May 5, 2000
The companies point fingers at each other over a browser-related security problem that neither company has any intention of fixing.
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Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble
August 16, 2006
Latest security update can make the Web browser crash. Microsoft plans to release a revamped patch.
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Third party offers temporary IE fix
March 28, 2006
Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw.
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Stephen Toulouse
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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Microsoft probes IE 7, Vista bug reports
February 26, 2007
Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data.
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Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws
February 16, 2007
Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites.
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Mozilla Corp.
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Mozilla releases Firefox 2 RC1
September 27, 2006
Next version of the free browser expected to feature a new look, improved security for Web surfing. Video: Firefox 2 RC1
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