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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, Week in review, Microsoft Internet Explorer, reader, study, 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 Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Security hole found in Mozilla browser

July 9, 2004 A security flaw could theoretically allow attackers to crash computers or launch unauthorized programs. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Web browser, security flaw, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, flaw, security, Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, developer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, 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, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, patch, code, Microsoft Windows 2000, JavaScript, security, representative, researcher, Microsoft Windows XP

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, buffer-overflow, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, 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 2003, Microsoft Windows Media Player, security flaw, flaw, advisory, media player, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Service Pack 2, vulnerability, service pack, spokeswoman, security, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, patch, security, service pack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Outlook, service pack, 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, attack, code, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

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., bug, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, 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, patch management, flaw, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, PNG, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, security, server, Microsoft Corp., HTML, PC

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, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Firefox, researcher, attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch

August 24, 2006 Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, eEye Digital Security, security flaw, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, security, patch management, error, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, situation, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

IE flaw opens door to infection on sight

August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. TAGS: bulletin, authentication protocol, Kerberos, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, remote desktop, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, flaw, vulnerability, service pack, Service Pack 2, Symantec Corp., security, attack

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

This week in Microsoft security

July 22, 2005 Flaws in Remote Desktop Protocol and IE took center stage, while an IM worm targeted MSN Messenger, along with AOL's service. TAGS: remote desktop, MSN Messenger, flaw, worm, IM, attacker, MSN, America Online Inc., anti-spyware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Redmond, consultant, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft investigates 'download warning' flaw

November 23, 2004 Problem in IE and XP SP2 allows a malicious Web site to bypass the browser's warnings when downloading potentially harmful content. TAGS: Richard Starnes, Service Pack 2, information security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, representative, flaw, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, security, flaw, attack, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows