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Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk

 March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: cursor, cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows PC, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Image flaw pierces PC security

 August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Linux, Opera Software, open source, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., operating system, e-mail, image, Apple Computer

Fixes in for Windows, Microsoft e-mail flaws

 January 10, 2006 Two "critical" security bugs in Windows, Outlook and Exchange could allow an attacker to hijack vulnerable PCs, company says. TAGS: attacker, Microsoft Outlook, vulnerability, flaw, service pack, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., font, Microsoft Windows, operating system, server, PC

Flaw opens AOL chat software to intruders

 August 10, 2004 Attackers could bombard PCs using instant messenger's "away" feature. AOL says a fix is imminent. TAGS: iDefense, America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, buffer-overflow, IM, vulnerability, instant messenger, flaw, Time Warner Inc., client, security, e-mail, PC

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

 June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, security hole, Microsoft Excel 2003, flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., spreadsheet, attacker, security, expert, patch management, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC

Microsoft plugs hole in Exchange

 August 10, 2004 The patch fixes a flaw in the e-mail server software that could be used to get access to in-boxes and information. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Stephen Toulouse, XSS, vulnerability, flaw, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

BBC stories used as bait for IE exploit

 March 31, 2006 Attackers are sending e-mail messages with news stories to trick people into visiting sites that exploit a recent IE flaw. TAGS: Websense Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious software, flaw, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

 September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Windows PC, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, malicious software, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, monitoring, Web page, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, PC

Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw?

 January 7, 2005 TalkBack: Fans and critics of the open-source browser give their two cents on reports of a phishing flaw. TAGS: Firefox, reader, flaw, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, London, security, electronics, open source, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC

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, victim, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus, author, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus software, antivirus company, threat, Symantec Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

PCs falling victim to Windows flaws

 July 12, 2005 Microsoft issues three "critical" security alerts and warns that miscreants are already exploiting two holes in Windows. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, victim, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server, service pack, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Windows, software company, PC, e-mail

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, security, server, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

'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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows ME, cyberattack, flaw, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, Web page, Web browser, security, attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp.

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, antivirus company, toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, Symantec Corp., security, antivirus, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

 September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., Microsoft Word, flaw, Microsoft Office, fix, attacker, cyberattack, vulnerability, patch, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks

 November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical." TAGS: Jouko Pynnonen, Java plug-in, Java, flaw, exploit, Sun Microsystems Inc., advisory, Java applet, victim, virus, Linux, vulnerability, Apple Computer, attack, operating system, Web browser

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

Fix in for Windows flaw

 May 10, 2005 Microsoft patches "important" security hole in the OS and publishes two early alerts in its new advisory program. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, service pack, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 98, attacker, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Server, flaw, Intel Itanium, Microsoft Windows 2000, document, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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

U.S. creates cyberalert system

 January 28, 2004 The Department of Homeland Security announces an e-mail alert system aimed at informing two groups of citizens--technical experts and the average home user--of potential online threats. TAGS: Amit Yoran, home user, threat, expert, vulnerability, small business, security, U.S., e-mail, PC
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