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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. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, cyberattack, flaw, fix, Microsoft Corp., attack, security

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. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, fix, flaw, cyberattack, patch, security, attack, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

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. TAGS: Steve Gibson, Microsoft Windows Metafile, fix, flaw, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: fix, flaw, security tool, attack, expert, malicious software, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, trojan horse, security, Apple Mac OS X, software company, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Websense Inc., Windows PC, flaw, fix, malicious software, security company, attack, representative, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows Metafile, patch, F-Secure Corp., attack, flaw, Microsoft Windows 98, fix, threat, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Cisco network tools vulnerable to attack

January 5, 2007 Company advisory focuses on two flaws in NAC Appliance software that controls network access. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., snapshot, vulnerability, advisory, malicious user, TCP, fix, attack, password, security

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. TAGS: Microsoft Outlook 2002, Stephen Toulouse, severity, security hole, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, flaw, patch, fix, researcher, attack, Microsoft Corp., analysis, security, PC

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. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Stephen Toulouse, fix, patch, flaw, source code, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

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. TAGS: McAfee Inc., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, fix, attack, security, Symantec Corp., spyware, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

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

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, cyberattack, flaw, patch, antivirus software, fix, attack, expert, Symantec Corp., antivirus, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, flaw, fix, antivirus, attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: MySpace, Apple QuickTime, Hemanshu Nigam, Apple Computer, worm, fix, F-Secure Corp., profile, solution, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail

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. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, fix, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Excel, flaw, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Word, attack, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., security, software company

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 TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, Internet Storm Center, F-Secure Corp., exploit, MSN Messenger, flaw, worm, attack, security, trojan horse, MSN, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, fix, flaw, domain name, vulnerability, Web browser, security, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Websense Inc., flaw, e-mail spam, arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, fix, search engine, security, spyware, attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, e-mail

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. TAGS: Novell NetWare, bulletin, workstation, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Windows 2000, attacker, fix, firewall, attack, Microsoft Windows XP, agent, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC
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