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October 12, 2006 Although they'll need to wait for the new Windows, holiday shoppers will find Vista-friendly hardware, software. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

March 17, 2006 Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spyware TAGS: spyware, malicious software, Microsoft Windows Vista, margin, anti-spyware, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

January 30, 2007 New Microsoft operating system is a leap forward in security, but few people familiar with it say the advances justify an upgrade. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, anti-spyware, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

July 27, 2005 Microsoft is giving thousands of testers a look at a trial version of the next incarnation of Windows. Images: Vista views TAGS: tester, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Vista, test version, Microsoft Developer Network, beta, beta version, margin, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Web browser, PC

March 29, 2007 Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix. TAGS: attacker, cursor, cyberattack, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, Windows PC, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

January 17, 2007 It might be the most secure version of Windows yet, but Vista will still require outside help in protecting against common cyberthreats. TAGS: cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows Vista, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Trend Micro Inc., security tool, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Norton Co., security, Forrester Research Inc., operating system, firewall, spyware, Microsoft Corp.

July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, attack, Microsoft Windows XP, representative, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, PC, operating system

October 13, 2006 Company revises several features in Vista in response to concerns raised by antitrust officials. TAGS: Brad Smith, antitrust, kernel, Microsoft Windows Vista, commission, security, concern, 64-bit, security company, Microsoft Corp., console, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC

August 24, 2006 Policy analyst George A. Pieler says EC regulators are taking the wrong tack when it comes to the software giant. TAGS: Europe, principle, Microsoft Windows Vista, theory, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows