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Flaws threaten Net, VoIP

January 14, 2004 Microsoft releases patches for three bugs, while many companies' products may be affected by vulnerabilities in a messaging standard. TAGS: patch management, messaging, flaw, VoIP, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., bug, security, Microsoft Corp.

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

January 17, 2007 Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, exploit, flaw, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows

Trojan rides in on unpatched Office flaw

September 30, 2005 A dangerous Trojan horse exploits a hole in Microsoft's Office software that has remained unfixed for five months. TAGS: trojan horse, Microsoft Office, Symantec Corp., flaw, security software company, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Access, database

Son of MSBlast on the way?

October 23, 2003 A program that exploits a software vulnerability Microsoft recently described could spell trouble for companies that haven't quickly patched their systems, security experts say. TAGS: MSBlast worm, security expert, flaw, Microsoft Windows Messenger, worm, security, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Exploits released for new Windows flaws

December 23, 2004 It also releases sample exploit code for the two unpatched flaws--which means that a virus could be on the way. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk

July 25, 2006 Two new exploits that could help hackers create attacks have been released onto the Internet. TAGS: Windows PC, DHCP, Symantec Corp., flaw, vulnerability, attack, representative, security company, security, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, PC

Zero-day Word flaw used in attack

May 19, 2006 Symantec warns of unpatched hole in Microsoft Word that was used in a bid to compromise Japanese government PCs. TAGS: back door, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Word, vulnerability, flaw, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

This week in phishing

April 1, 2005 Microsoft files 117 lawsuits against people who it charges created phishing Web sites designed to look like pages hosted by the software giant. TAGS: phishing, Norton Co., Symantec Corp., phishing Web site, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, lawsuit, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Report: Flaws level off, but worms still squirming

March 15, 2004 Data from security company Symantec confirms that alerts regarding software flaws have increased only slightly, but that doesn't necessarily mean software is getting safer. TAGS: Symantec Corp., worm, flaw, researcher, alert, attack, vulnerability, security company, virus, security, Microsoft Corp.

Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones

January 31, 2007 Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, vulnerability, denial of service, Microsoft Word, Symantec Corp., security, flaw, smart phone, mobile device, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Report: Flaws quickly spawn Net attacks

October 1, 2003 Online vandals are quickly exploiting flaws, leaving companies with little time to patch their computer systems, according to data analysis by Symantec. TAGS: vandal, Symantec Corp., computer system, flaw, attack, threat, security company, vulnerability, virus, security, Microsoft Corp.

Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws

November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products. TAGS: SpyBot, bot, Symantec Corp., variant, antivirus, flaw, adware, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Study: Windows has fewest security holes

March 23, 2007 But it beats Red Hat and Mac OS X on number of critical flaws, according to latest threat report from Symantec. TAGS: severity, Red Hat Linux, security hole, Symantec Corp., Mozilla Web browser, vulnerability, Red Hat Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Mozilla Corp., patch management, flaw, Web browser, security, Linux, Apple Macintosh

Symantec flaw leaves opening for viruses

February 9, 2005 Flaw in scanner in antivirus and antispam products could give viruses free rein; patch is issued. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Internet Security Systems Inc., flaw, advisory, antivirus, virus, vulnerability, anti-spam, patch management, Norton Co., attacker, library, scanner, security, e-mail, operating system

Word flaw hit with zero-day attack

September 5, 2006 "Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, vulnerability, trojan horse, Microsoft Word, Symantec Corp., flaw, attack, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks

July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday." TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, security expert, Microsoft Excel, alert, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Office, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., 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, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., attacker, patch management, security, expert, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC
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