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Mystery patch blots Microsoft's fix-free month

December 10, 2003 The software giant scrambles to find out why a fix for FrontPage is making the rounds, when it had decided not to issue any patches in December. TAGS: Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Windows Update, patch, patch management, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Microsoft: Extra patching a precaution

December 11, 2003 A fix distributed to some Windows XP systems earlier this week is a preventative measure and not a new issue, the software giant says. TAGS: fix, patch, Microsoft Windows XP, flaw, Web server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft takes a patch breather

March 4, 2005 Last month, a dozen updates. This month, none. One analyst calls Redmond's restraint "a good sign." TAGS: copy protection, patch, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Patch for masses swats Windows bug

February 24, 2005 Microsoft uses Windows Update to fix a problem that caused PCs to show the "blue screen of death." TAGS: Microsoft Windows Update, blue screen of death, fix, Automatic Update, antivirus, Service Pack 2, patch, firewall, bug, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch

August 24, 2006 Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, eEye Digital Security, security flaw, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, security, error, flaw, patch management, situation, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME

June 9, 2006 Repairs would require so many changes to the older OSes that it might break applications, Microsoft says. TAGS: re-engineering, Microsoft Windows 98, fix, Microsoft Windows ME, patch, firewall, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software company, PC

Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks

July 15, 2005 Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs. TAGS: attacker, iDefense, flaw, denial of service, Windows PC, vulnerability, patch, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC

Drag-and-drop flaw mars Microsoft's latest update

August 20, 2004 Independent researcher finds an Internet Explorer vulnerability that could turn drag-and-drop into drag-and-infect. TAGS: Service Pack 2, flaw, researcher, attacker, vulnerability, service pack, security, patch, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Security pros patch older Windows versions

September 30, 2006 Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, fix, service pack, patch, flaw, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, PC

Code attacks Windows vulnerability

February 17, 2004 Code that exploits a critical vulnerability that Microsoft issued a patch for only last week has been posted online, raising fears of an imminent MSBlast-style attack. TAGS: Richard Starnes, payload, buffer-overflow, distributed denial of service, worm, denial of service, MSBlast worm, patch, vulnerability, code, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patches spell happy holidays

December 14, 2004 Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat. TAGS: patch management, advisory, Stephen Toulouse, Service Pack 2, fix, holiday, flaw, service pack, security, patch, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Microsoft patches new Windows flaw

May 11, 2004 The software company says the security hole, which could enable an attacker to remotely execute malicious code, poses an "important" risk. TAGS: Sasser worm, bulletin, vulnerability, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, attacker, patch, malicious code, patch management, software company, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch

January 25, 2005 An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, vulnerability, exploit, antivirus, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus company, flaw, HTML, patch, Microsoft Corp., representative, security, researcher, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
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