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More WMF problems for Microsoft
January 10, 2006
Researcher says Windows Meta File component can be used to crash vulnerable PCs--but Microsoft says the glitch isn't so serious.
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AMD forums laid low by Windows exploit
January 31, 2006
Fan forum is taken offline after attack via Microsoft's Windows Meta File flaw is found on the site. Screenshot: AMD forum under attack
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Trojan delivers unwanted gift to Windows PCs
December 29, 2005
Attack exploits unpatched hole in Windows to drop adware, spyware or other stealth programs that can compromise the PC.
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Windows Vista gets image flaw fix
January 17, 2006
Update for early releases of Windows XP successor fixes high-profile flaw related to the way it handles Windows Meta File images.
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Wait for Windows patch opens attack window
January 4, 2006
Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
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Microsoft inadvertently leaks WMF patch
January 4, 2006
Company, under fire over timing of fix for a serious Windows flaw, pulls early version of patch off the Web.
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Microsoft to hunt for new species of Windows bug
January 9, 2006
Windows Meta File flaw prompts software maker to scrub its code and update its development practices.
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Third party offers temporary IE fix
March 28, 2006
Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw.
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Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk
November 8, 2005
Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files.
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Week in review: Glitches, gadgets rule
January 6, 2006
A Windows flaw dispels the holiday cheer, but CES is a nonstop fiesta of tech.
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Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal
September 30, 2006
Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole.
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Antivirus makers catch up to Windows bug
January 5, 2006
Not all antivirus products offer protection against exploitations of a recently disclosed, unpatched Windows flaw.
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