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Comodo Internet Security 3.12
Protect your PC from various harmful threats.
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Office 2003 to get security upgrade
April 27, 2007
Service Pack 3 for Office 2003 will include a selection of the security improvements and features Microsoft put into Office 2007.
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Microsoft advises 'safe mode' for Word
May 23, 2006
Following at least one targeted attack that exploits a flaw, company suggests running Office application in restricted mode.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Porn sites exploit new IE flaw
September 19, 2006
Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites.
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Websense Inc.
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Sunbelt Software
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Windows PC
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Corp.
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Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted
December 23, 2008
The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed.
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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.
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SPI Dynamics
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JavaScript
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router
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programming
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MacBook hacked in contest at security event
April 20, 2007
Zero-day vulnerability in Safari Web browser used to commandeer a MacBook in hack-a-Mac contest at CanSecWest conference.
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TippingPoint Technologies
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Apple MacBook
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Apple Safari
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Apple Computer
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Web browser
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Apple Macintosh
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Yahoo fixes Web mail security flaw
October 22, 2005
The flaw, now fixed, opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks, but Yahoo said no user attacks were reported.
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Credit card security rules to get update
May 16, 2006
New rules for credit card-accepting businesses will put more scrutiny on software, but let them off the hook on encryption.
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encryption
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Qualys Inc.
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payment
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MasterCard International
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credit card
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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.
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Hacks, holes and heartbreak
February 16, 2007
Apple rolls out four patches as Microsoft scrambles to head off a zero-day attack. Also: Routers at risk.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Apple Computer
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Zero-day attack hits Word
February 15, 2007
Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks.
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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Office
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Excel under zero-day attack, Microsoft warns
February 5, 2007
Spreadsheet-focused attack affects several versions of company's Office software, including one for Macs.
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Office
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Apple Computer
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QuickTime bugs open door to attack
January 11, 2006
Several security flaws in Apple Computer's media player could put computers running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of hijack.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Windows
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The future of malware: Trojan horses
October 13, 2006
Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say.
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Alex Shipp
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radar
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Graham Cluley
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Sophos Plc.
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Office
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Vista hacked at Black Hat
August 4, 2006
Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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AMD
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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PC
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Attackers strike using Web ads
November 22, 2004
Online intruders hit a server owned by advertising host Falk and use it to distribute a destructive program via banner ads.
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Bofra worm
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LURHQ Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Corp.
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Trojan attacks Microsoft's anti-spyware
February 9, 2005
Windows AntiSpyware is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details, a security company warns.
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anti-spyware
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Sophos Plc.
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online banking
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Symantec warns of router compromise
January 24, 2008
Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers.
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2Wire
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New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006
Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.
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