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iTweak 1.4.37
Tweak some of Windows' hidden settings for easier use, increase security, and improve performance. TAGS: setting, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, security, Microsoft Windows, PC
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Microsoft probes report of IE flaw
September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows
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Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own
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
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Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk
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, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix
September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Windows PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, fix, malicious software, vulnerability, security, HTML, Microsoft Corp., monitoring, Web page, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC
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Microsoft posts work-around for IE flaw
July 2, 2004 Company pushes patch that turns off insecure ActiveX component, while continuing to investigate a more comprehensive fix. TAGS: ActiveX, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC
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Microsoft rushes out critical IE fix
December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks. TAGS: Bofra worm, Stephen Toulouse, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attacker, Service Pack 2, service pack, flaw, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report
August 30, 2005 Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on PCs. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, malicious code, Web browser, security, representative, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC
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Third time a charm for IE patch?
September 13, 2006 Microsoft issues a third version of a troubled Internet Explorer patch to fix a bug in an earlier update. TAGS: Shavlik Technologies, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows PC, service pack, bug, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC
News
IE flaw opens door to infection on sight
August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. TAGS: bulletin, authentication protocol, Kerberos, attacker, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Internet Explorer, remote desktop, flaw, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, service pack, attack, Symantec Corp., security
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Experts: Don't buy Vista for the security
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 Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, anti-spyware, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC
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Patches out for IE holes, Sony-related issue
December 13, 2005 Microsoft fixes a clutch of Internet Explorer flaws, including one already being exploited in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Document Object Model, malicious code, vulnerability, rootkit, flaw, Symantec Corp., security, patch management, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., software company, PC, Microsoft Windows
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Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals
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, Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC
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Microsoft reveals 'critical' flaw
July 24, 2003 The software giant issues another passel of warnings about security holes, including a "critical" flaw that affects most Windows PCs. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, DirectX, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, multimedia, Microsoft Windows, PC, Web browser, operating system, e-mail
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Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws
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, flaw, patch management, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, PNG, Microsoft Windows, server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., security, HTML, PC
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'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE
April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, cyberattack, Microsoft Windows ME, Symantec Corp., flaw, bug, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows, attack, Web page, Web browser, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., security
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Windows XP update moves ahead
December 18, 2003 Microsoft releases a beta version of the second major update to its PC operating system, with security features the focus of the changes. TAGS: Service Pack 2, service pack, Microsoft Windows Messenger, beta version, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Longhorn, patch management, security, firewall, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, operating system, PC
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Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched
January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, fix, Microsoft Update, attacker, Microsoft Office, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC
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Microsoft releases Windows, Office fixes
November 11, 2003 The software giant releases three security updates for Windows and one for Office, leaving many federal system administrators with no choice but to work on a U.S. holiday. TAGS: patch management, flaw, system administrator, fix, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, operating system, e-mail, PC
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IE flaw lets intruders into Google Desktop
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, Google Inc., CSS, desktop search, attacker, researcher, security, Web page, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

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