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Microsoft to plug PowerPoint hole
July 17, 2006
Fix for zero-day flaw in PowerPoint that is being exploited in cyberattacks is slated to be released next month.
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Second third-party fix out for Windows bug
October 1, 2006
Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks.
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Microsoft inadvertently leaks WMF patch
January 4, 2006
Company, under fire over timing of fix for a serious Windows flaw, pulls early version of patch off the Web.
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Year in review: Zero-day mania
December 28, 2006
Cybercrooks found Microsoft's "Patch Tuesdays" too tempting to pass up. Apple, too, had a rough year when it came to security.
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Microsoft mulls early IE patch release
September 25, 2006
Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing.
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Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time
January 5, 2006
Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Thursday, after the company comes under criticism.
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Cisco network tools vulnerable to attack
January 5, 2007
Company advisory focuses on two flaws in NAC Appliance software that controls network access.
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Outlook flaw riskier than thought
March 10, 2004
Microsoft has raised the severity rating of an Outlook 2002 security hole to "critical," the highest level, after its initial analysis was challenged.
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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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Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch
March 25, 2006
Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks.
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Security pros provide interim IE patch
September 22, 2006
Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks.
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Wait for Windows patch opens attack window
January 4, 2006
Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
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Microsoft rushes out Windows patch
January 5, 2006
roundup Promises to deliver fix early after catching heat over a serious Windows flaw that left systems exposed.
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MySpace to Apple: Fix that worm
December 5, 2006
After worm spreads on social-networking site, MySpace asks Apple to update its QuickTime media player.
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Another hefty patch month for Microsoft
August 8, 2006
Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office.
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New Excel zero-day flaw used in attacks
June 16, 2006
At least one customer reports being target of cyberattack exploiting yet-to-be-patched hole in spreadsheet software.
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Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks
January 3, 2006
Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan
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Mozilla offers temporary fix for Firefox flaw
September 10, 2005
The patch protects against exploitation of a serious flaw by disabling the browser feature that contains the vulnerability.
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Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal
September 30, 2006
Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole.
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Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
November 14, 2006
Fixes are in for eight flaws related to Windows, including three holes that could compromise PCs without the user having to do anything.
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