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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., eEye Digital Security, flaw, Stephen Toulouse, security hole, fix, patch management, virus, security, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Outlook, operating system, 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, McAfee Inc., virus, flaw, victim, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, antivirus, Web server, Symantec Corp., firewall, security, server, 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, flaw, variant, vulnerability, antivirus, victim, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, author, antivirus software, antivirus company, threat, Symantec Corp., Web browser, 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.

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.

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: Internet Security Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., flaw, antivirus, advisory, vulnerability, virus, anti-spam, patch management, Norton Co., attacker, scanner, library, security, e-mail, operating system

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, malicious code, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., flaw, bug, e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., security

Santa flaws? Firms deal with holiday patches

December 17, 2004 Microsoft moves to plug holes left open in Windows XP. Also: Cisco issues a pair of warnings. TAGS: flaw, Service Pack 2, phishing, Cisco Systems Inc., patch management, Unix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, virus, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

MSBlast copycat set to pounce, firm says

September 17, 2003 It's "highly likely" that new worms will emerge in the next few days, now that source code to exploit a recent Windows flaw has emerged, says a security company. TAGS: MSBlast worm, iDefense, Blaster worm, vulnerability, security company, flaw, firewall, security, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

New worm on the way?

September 11, 2003 As researchers uncover more flaws in Windows, security experts warn that virus writers could find a dangerous precedent in the recent rampage by MSBlast. TAGS: MSBlast worm, worm, virus, flaw, researcher, security, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Web on watch for common enemies

November 29, 2004 news analysis Banner-ad attack and threat of Java flaw point--again--to the dangers of relying on a single technology. TAGS: flaw, banner advertisement, security expert, Java, SNMP, Sun Java, vulnerability, margin, researcher, attack, Sun Microsystems Inc., security, threat, virus, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Microsoft rushes out critical IE fix

December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks. TAGS: Bofra worm, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attacker, service pack, Service Pack 2, attack, security, flaw, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., exploit, advisory, Java applet, virus, victim, Linux, vulnerability, Apple Computer, operating system, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Major graphics flaw threatens Windows PCs

September 14, 2004 Security flaw involving JPEG files affects at least a dozen Microsoft software applications and operating systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, JPEG, PNG, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, virus, software company, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks

January 3, 2006 Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, F-Secure Corp., Internet Storm Center, exploit, MSN Messenger, flaw, worm, attack, security, trojan horse, vulnerability, MSN, fix, virus

Searching for trouble

December 20, 2004 Google grapples with a flaw in its desktop search. Also: Hotmail dumps McAfee as antivirus ally. TAGS: desktop search, MSN Hotmail, flaw, McAfee Inc., Trend Micro Inc., antivirus, Service Pack 2, phishing, Google Inc., Unix, virus, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Security researchers say JPEG virus imminent

September 28, 2004 Trojan horse that exploits flaw in how Windows handles JPEG images may be low risk, but it's a bad omen. TAGS: newsgroup, JPEG, virus, trojan horse, code, Symantec Corp., flaw, malicious code, McAfee Inc., researcher, security, image, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Doing the security dance

December 2, 2005 Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse. TAGS: Sober worm, Sun Solaris, flaw, Week in review, vulnerability, security, antivirus, open source, attack, Firefox, e-mail, virus, operating system, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player

January 14, 2005 Trojan horses are piggybacking on an antipiracy feature in Media Player, a security firm claims. But Microsoft denies it's a flaw. TAGS: Overpeer, Panda Software, Ben Edelman, Microsoft Windows Media Player, rights-management, spyware, digital-rights management, media player, antipiracy, Windows Media, flaw, P2P, adware, trojan horse, Web page, security

Attack program hijacks surfing in IE

October 2, 2003 The malicious QHosts program, which infects PCs using a recent flaw in Internet Explorer, could take control of how computers look up Internet addresses. TAGS: FortuneCity.com, trojan horse, banner advertisement, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, malicious code, pop-up, domain name, security company, server, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, PC, Web browser