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New virus preys on old IE flaw

September 18, 2003 Dubbed Swen and Gibe.F, this new e-mail worm is spreading quickly, taking advantage of an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first disclosed two years ago. TAGS: e-mail worm, virus, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, Symantec Corp., e-mail, bug, Microsoft Outlook, security, Microsoft Corp.

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows ME, cyberattack, flaw, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, Web page, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, attack, security, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread

November 9, 2004 Antivirus firms tell PC users to turn on firewalls--Microsoft has yet to patch the Internet Explorer vulnerability. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, McAfee Inc., flaw, victim, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, antivirus, Web server, Symantec Corp., firewall, server, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw

November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread. TAGS: MyDoom virus, virus, variant, flaw, vulnerability, antivirus, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, victim, antivirus software, author, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, Symantec Corp., threat, Web browser, message

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus company, vulnerability, researcher, trojan horse, antivirus, security, Symantec Corp., analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail
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