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Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches

December 7, 2007 The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple. TAGS: Jeff Jones, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Week in review, study, reader, flaw, rate, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk

September 16, 2005 Flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, says security firm. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, service pack, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP

December 29, 2004 Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2. TAGS: trojan horse, spokesperson, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, security company, Symantec Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Windows zero-day flaw gets a fix

April 10, 2007 Microsoft's Tuesday patches include a fix for a "critical" Windows flaw that was first disclosed in December and also affects Vista. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, agent, patch management, fix, client-server, attacker, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Redmond moves along with Vista

January 18, 2006 Developers get near-final versions of WinFX tools for the OS, which also gets an image flaw fix. TAGS: Microsoft WinFX, Microsoft Windows Vista, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP, Redmond, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Windows flaw reaches beyond XP

July 18, 2005 Problem that could let an attacker crash a PC exists in several versions of the OS, Microsoft says. TAGS: remote desktop, advisory, terminal services, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, attacker, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, PC

Drag-and-drop flaw mars Microsoft's latest update

August 20, 2004 Independent researcher finds an Internet Explorer vulnerability that could turn drag-and-drop into drag-and-infect. TAGS: Service Pack 2, flaw, researcher, attacker, vulnerability, service pack, security, patch, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks

July 15, 2005 Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs. TAGS: attacker, iDefense, flaw, denial of service, Windows PC, vulnerability, patch, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC

More security hiccups for IE

November 17, 2004 Researchers have found a trio of flaws in Internet Explorer--making almost 20 in total. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports

September 1, 2005 Flaw in security application may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Firewall, firewall, exception, Windows registry, security application, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Microsoft: Extra patching a precaution

December 11, 2003 A fix distributed to some Windows XP systems earlier this week is a preventative measure and not a new issue, the software giant says. TAGS: fix, patch, Microsoft Windows XP, Web server, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Security flaw touches Windows Media Player, IE

October 18, 2005 "Critical" flaw affects Microsoft's media player and browser, including on Windows XP with SP2, a security firm reports. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows 2003, advisory, flaw, security flaw, media player, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Service Pack 2, service pack, vulnerability, security, spokeswoman, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Exploit code makes IE flaw more dangerous

November 4, 2004 Program targets vulnerability, prompting security firm Secunia to issue "extremely critical" rating. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, advisory, Microsoft Internet Explorer, buffer-overflow, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft warns of a score of security holes

April 13, 2004 The software giant releases fixes that cover at least 20 Windows flaws, several of which could make versions of the operating system vulnerable to new worms or viruses. TAGS: Qualys Inc., flaw, eEye Digital Security, Stephen Toulouse, security hole, fix, patch management, security, virus, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Outlook, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Windows, Exchange flaws patched

May 9, 2006 Trio of security updates includes two for critical flaws in Exchange e-mail server and third-party software in Windows. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, service pack, Macromedia Flash Player, vulnerability, e-mail server, attacker, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., server, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

eEye: Flaw found in IE, Outlook installation

September 6, 2005 Vulnerability could allow an attacker to take remote control of a user's system, security specialist says. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, Microsoft Outlook, researcher, Microsoft Corp., installation, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public

September 22, 2004 Program showing how to use flaw in Windows' handling of graphics files hits the Net--back up your family photos and beware. TAGS: flaw, JPEG, code, attack, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

Microsoft patches a pair of flaws

June 8, 2004 The software giant releases fixes for a vulnerability in its DirectPlay peer-to-peer gaming module and a flaw in a third-party program Microsoft includes with several applications. TAGS: Crystal Reports, flaw, Stephen Toulouse, Sasser worm, patch management, attacker, P2P, vulnerability, security, RSS, games, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: SP2 shimmy's not a flaw

February 1, 2005 Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP. TAGS: Positive Technologies, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, service pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, vulnerability, security company, flaw, attacker, Microsoft Windows XP, malicious code, threat, Microsoft Corp., situation, method, security