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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, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, security company, Symantec Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, 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, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Corp., security, 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: vulnerability, flaw, agent, patch management, fix, client-server, attacker, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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

Exploit code makes IE flaw more dangerous

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

Microsoft patches new Windows flaw

May 11, 2004 The software company says the security hole, which could enable an attacker to remotely execute malicious code, poses an "important" risk. TAGS: Sasser worm, bulletin, vulnerability, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, attacker, patch, malicious code, software company, Symantec Corp., patch management, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Major browsers bitten by security bugs

October 20, 2004 What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs. TAGS: security bug, vulnerability, flaw, KDE, Opera Software, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Firefox, attack, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

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

Attack code released for IE hole

November 21, 2005 Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer. TAGS: denial of service, Microsoft Internet Explorer, exploit, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, code, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, patch, Microsoft Windows 2000, JavaScript, representative, security, researcher, Microsoft Windows XP

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, flaw, security flaw, advisory, media player, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Service Pack 2, service pack, vulnerability, spokeswoman, security, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, malicious code, Microsoft Windows XP, attacker, threat, Microsoft Corp., situation, method, security

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, Microsoft Windows 98, attacker, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Symantec Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, server, security, e-mail

Another IE bug hits Microsoft

March 22, 2006 New, unpatched security flaw could allow an attacker to gain control over a vulnerable Windows computer. TAGS: van, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, blog, Microsoft Corp., security, bug, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk

November 8, 2005 Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Windows PC, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, trojan horse, Microsoft Windows Server, security, Microsoft Corp., spyware, attack, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, software company, Microsoft Windows

Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws

June 14, 2005 Three of the 10 bulletins in Microsoft's monthly batch of patches deal with three holes that could let intruders take over a PC. TAGS: server message block, vulnerability, intruder, flaw, patch management, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, PNG, Microsoft Windows XP, server, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, PC

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, RSS, security, Microsoft Corp., games, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Windows XP, attack, Microsoft Corp., firewall, agent, Microsoft Windows, security, PC

Experts question Windows win in flaw tally

January 6, 2006 A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say. TAGS: LINUX/UNIX, vulnerability, flaw, open-source community, researcher, open source, Unix, statistics, Linux, Red Hat Inc., platform, operating system, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Windows XP