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Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks. TAGS: McAfee Inc., flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, fix, Symantec Corp., security, attack, spyware, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

September 19, 2006 Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites. TAGS: Websense Inc., Sunbelt Software, malicious software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, exploit, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, Windows PC, security company, attack, spyware, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Digital attacks on Winamp use 'skins' for camouflage

August 25, 2004 Users of the music player should watch out for hacked themes; a flaw allows would-be intruders to take control of PCs. TAGS: Winamp, IRC, intruder, flaw, spyware, skin, America Online Inc., vulnerability, Time Warner Inc., music player, attack, researcher, IM, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

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, spyware, Microsoft Windows, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, e-mail, PC

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, antipiracy, media player, Windows Media, flaw, P2P, adware, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., researcher

Microsoft fixes potential antipiracy hole

February 17, 2005 Japanese programmers spotlight flaw in Redmond's antipiracy protections, but the company moves to block the hack. TAGS: David Caulton, antipiracy, digital-rights management, hack, Microsoft Windows Media Player, copy protection, Windows Media, hacker, flaw, media player, programmer, Redmond, spyware, security, programming, Microsoft Windows
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