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April 10, 2007 Microsoft's Tuesday patches include a fix for a "critical" Windows flaw that was first disclosed in December and also affects Vista. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, agent, patch management, fix, client-server, attacker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

December 14, 2004 Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat. TAGS: patch management, advisory, Stephen Toulouse, Service Pack 2, fix, holiday, flaw, service pack, patch, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

June 8, 2004 The software giant releases fixes for a vulnerability in its DirectPlay peer-to-peer gaming module and a flaw in a third-party program Microsoft includes with several applications. TAGS: Crystal Reports, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, Sasser worm, attacker, patch management, P2P, vulnerability, RSS, security, Microsoft Corp., games, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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

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, operating system, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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

May 11, 2004 The software company says the security hole, which could enable an attacker to remotely execute malicious code, poses an "important" risk. TAGS: Sasser worm, bulletin, vulnerability, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, attacker, patch, malicious code, patch management, Symantec Corp., software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, DHCP, patch management, worm, Web server, Microsoft Office, attacker, risk, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, fix, Microsoft Windows Server, service pack, security, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp.

August 27, 2004 Microsoft's security-minded SP2 update to Windows XP finally makes it out the door, but not without stumbling. TAGS: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, security, blog, patch management, P2P, flaw, firewall, researcher, AMD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer