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December 7, 2005 Adjustment should protect PCs from attackers exploiting an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer. TAGS: Google Desktop, adjustment, attacker, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

April 15, 2006 IE security update can disrupt Google Toolbar, Java applications and Siebel programs, says maker of patch management software. TAGS: Siebel 7, Google Toolbar, Siebel Systems Inc., ActiveX Control, Java, patch management, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., patch, Oracle Corp., toolbar, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security

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, security, Web page, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

October 7, 2004 Microsoft's minimal attention to the browser used to be a boon for some software writers. Now it's starting to hurt. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, toolbar, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., open source, Yahoo! Inc., opportunity, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Windows XP, Google Inc., security, developer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

March 8, 2006 Upcoming version of the open-source browser will offer protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google. TAGS: phishing, Firefox 2.0, Firefox, online scam, Mozilla Corp., Google Inc., security tool, Web browser, protection, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, open source, Microsoft Corp., security

March 23, 2005 Greasemonkey extension lets surfers insert links, change a look and feel, and more. But at what cost to security? TAGS: extension, Firefox, DHTML, publisher, Web page, Google Inc., toolbar, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security

July 30, 2004 At Black Hat confab, security experts talk Google, RFID, e-voting; at Defcon, hackers hone strategy. Also: More patches for IE. TAGS: e-voting, Defcon, hacker, Black Hat, RFID, patch management, defense, flaw, antivirus, security, Google Inc., database, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

November 10, 2004 On the heels of the 1.0 release, Mozilla sets its sights on challenging Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser dominance. TAGS: Minimo, OEM, Mozilla Corp., desktop search, Firefox, engineering, API, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Nokia Corp., America Online Inc., Web browser, cell phone, security, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

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