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Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Attack code targets new IE hole

September 15, 2006 Code that exploits a serious, yet-to-be-patched hole in Microsoft's Web browser has been posted on the Net. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, attacker, Windows PC, flaw, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Web browser, PC

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Windows PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, malicious software, vulnerability, security, HTML, Microsoft Corp., monitoring, Web page, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

Third time a charm for IE patch?

September 13, 2006 Microsoft issues a third version of a troubled Internet Explorer patch to fix a bug in an earlier update. TAGS: Shavlik Technologies, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows Server, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, service pack, Windows PC, bug, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw

July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, DirectX, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, security, Microsoft Corp., multimedia, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Web browser, operating system, e-mail

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, server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Corp., HTML, PC

IE flaw lets intruders into Google Desktop

December 2, 2005 Researcher finds a way to steal data from unwitting users of Google's desktop search tool by exploiting an unpatched IE flaw. TAGS: Google Desktop, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, CSS, Google Inc., desktop search, attacker, researcher, Web page, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal

September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole. TAGS: Websense Inc., flaw, e-mail spam, arsenal, Microsoft Windows Metafile, fix, search engine, security, Microsoft Windows, spyware, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, e-mail

Microsoft posts work-around for IE flaw

July 2, 2004 Company pushes patch that turns off insecure ActiveX component, while continuing to investigate a more comprehensive fix. TAGS: ActiveX, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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, service pack, attacker, Service Pack 2, security, flaw, attack, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Second third-party fix out for Windows bug

October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, fix, flaw, cyberattack, patch, security, attack, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE

April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows ME, cyberattack, Symantec Corp., flaw, Microsoft Outlook Express, bug, Web page, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., attack, security, Web browser

Microsoft releases early IE fix

February 2, 2004 The software giant breaks its once-a-month schedule to fix a critical flaw that could let malicious coders take control of an unwary user's PC. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, phishing, HTML, Microsoft Corp., security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft releases Windows, Office fixes

November 11, 2003 The software giant releases three security updates for Windows and one for Office, leaving many federal system administrators with no choice but to work on a U.S. holiday. TAGS: patch management, system administrator, flaw, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, U.S., Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, operating system, PC

Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report

August 30, 2005 Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on PCs. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious code, bug, Web browser, security, representative, flaw, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, fix, Microsoft Update, attacker, Automatic Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, PC
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