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'Critical' patches released for Windows
January 11, 2005 Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, patch management, patch, attacker, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system
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Microsoft pulls four planned patches
January 5, 2007 Company now plans to release four security bulletins with fixes for its products, instead of the eight that it had announced. TAGS: bulletin, patch management, vulnerability, fix, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft struggles with patch
October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, flaw, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Update, software company, Symantec Corp., fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows
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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: bulletin, vulnerability, patch management, attacker, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC
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Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw
December 12, 2006 Fix for critical security hole in Windows Media Format was added to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates at the last moment. TAGS: SNMP, Windows Media Format, patch management, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Windows Media, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., fix, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Windows zero-day flaw gets a fix
April 10, 2007 Microsoft's Tuesday patches include a fix for a "critical" Windows flaw that was first disclosed in December and also affects Vista. TAGS: flaw, agent, vulnerability, patch management, client-server, attacker, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
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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, flaw, attacker, intruder, vulnerability, patch management, PNG, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, server, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., HTML, PC, Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft releases 'critical' patches
February 8, 2005 The software giant announces a dozen updates, eight of which top the company's severity scale. TAGS: bulletin, patch management, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft plugs critical holes in Windows
April 12, 2005 Monthly patch release includes fixes for flaws that could let attackers take remote control of vulnerable systems. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Neel Mehta, vulnerability, Microsoft Exchange Server, flaw, worm, attacker, TCP/IP, patch management, security, Symantec Corp., bug, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Security patches issued for RealPlayers
March 3, 2005 RealNetworks releases patches for its audio-video players in an effort to prevent attacks via buffer overflows. TAGS: RealNetworks RealOne Player, RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealOne, buffer-overflow, patch management, vulnerability, Linux, security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft plugs 21 security holes
June 13, 2006 All but two of the 21 Windows, Office and Exchange flaws could let an intruder run code on a compromised computer. TAGS: Qualys Inc., bulletin, security hole, Microsoft JScript, vulnerability, information technology manager, Microsoft Exchange Server, remote access, flaw, patch management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, service pack
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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
May 12, 2006 Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, flaw, Apple Computer, advisory, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, risk, vulnerability, patch management, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC
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More exploits out for Windows flaws
December 1, 2005 Users should be shielded from two new attack codes if they use security updates. It's the unpatched flaws that cause worry. TAGS: exploit, flaw, vulnerability, attack, patch, McAfee Inc., security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows
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Study: Windows has fewest security holes
March 23, 2007 But it beats Red Hat and Mac OS X on number of critical flaws, according to latest threat report from Symantec. TAGS: severity, security hole, Red Hat Linux, Symantec Corp., Red Hat Inc., Mozilla Web browser, vulnerability, flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, patch management, Mozilla Corp., Apple Macintosh, Web browser, security
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No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw
September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, Qualys Inc., flaw, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, attacker, patch, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, PC
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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. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, patch management, Web server, Microsoft Office, attacker, DHCP, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, risk, worm, security, service pack, fix, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.
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Symantec flaw leaves opening for viruses
February 9, 2005 Flaw in scanner in antivirus and antispam products could give viruses free rein; patch is issued. TAGS: Internet Security Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., flaw, advisory, anti-spam, vulnerability, patch management, attacker, security, virus, scanner, antivirus, Norton Co., e-mail, Microsoft Corp., operating system
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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. TAGS: cyberattack, patch, iDefense, fix, patch management, vulnerability, security company, risk, attack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC
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Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
October 12, 2005 Patches fix 14 security holes in the OS, including serious ones that could be exploited for a malicious worm attack. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft COM+, streaming media, security hole, flaw, eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Server, worm, security, attack, patch management, Microsoft Corp., operating system
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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: Document Object Model, malicious code, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, security, patch management, software company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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