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Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw
June 24, 2005
Exploit published to Web aims at vulnerability in Microsoft newsgroup reader that could give attacker complete control over a PC.
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Software maker exposes hidden data
August 23, 2004
New Workshare Web site highlights the dangers of metadata buried in Microsoft Office documents.
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Microsoft: BitLocker key to safe disk disposal
April 26, 2006
Says businesses using Vista with its hard drive encryption technology will have easy, safe way to dispose hard disks.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public
December 8, 2005
A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack.
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Wide-ranging flaw crashes programs
July 7, 2005
Hole in a data compression technology used in both open-source and proprietary programs could also let intruders take over computers.
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Editors' Picks: Is Linux at risk from a Microsoft patent blitz?
August 4, 2004
Forget the SCO Group. Consider the possibility of Microsoft using its arsenal of patents to curb the open-source software.
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MSN Messenger flaw allows hard-drive access
March 9, 2004
Microsoft reveals three vulnerabilities in its software, including the first to affect MSN Messenger 6.0. Attackers could also exploit chinks in Outlook and Windows Media Services.
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Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws
July 12, 2006
If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack.
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Microsoft plugs worm hole in Windows
July 11, 2006
"Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office.
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Security pros provide interim IE patch
September 22, 2006
Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks.
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First potential virus risk for Windows Vista found
August 5, 2005
New command-line shell that may be part of the new Windows OS is already being probed by a virus writer.
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Massachusetts assaults monoculture
November 29, 2005
Verdasys chief scientist Daniel Geer says Massachusetts' decision to go with OpenDocument Format comes not a moment too soon.
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Oracle works quietly with Mozilla
May 13, 2005
Joint venture is kept under wraps, leading to speculation that Oracle may be planning to release an open-source product.
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DRM key to Linux's consumer success?
April 7, 2006
Yes, RealNetworks exec argues at LinuxWorld. But do consumers really want tech like FairPlay, PlaysForSure?
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