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Showing 1-20 of 20 results foundNothing like being a tech slave
October 26, 2007 Fed up groveling before your PC? You should be. Imagine an alternate universe where your TV forced you through the same daily humiliations.Critical Windows patch may wreak PC havoc
October 15, 2005 Patch to fix serious Windows flaws can lock users out of their computer, prevent the Windows firewall from starting, block applications and cause other trouble.Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix
July 6, 2005 Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory.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.Windows cursor patch causing trouble
April 4, 2007 Applying Microsoft's Tuesday fix for a "critical" Windows flaw can cause trouble with audio and networking software on some PCs.Video: Hacking a Vista PCSecurity pros provide interim IE patch
September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks.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.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.Windows patch backfires on the security-minded
October 17, 2005 People who tweaked their OS settings are getting hit hardest by a flawed Microsoft update meant to fix a serious flaw.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."Outlook flaw riskier than thought
March 10, 2004 Microsoft has raised the severity rating of an Outlook 2002 security hole to "critical," the highest level, after its initial analysis was challenged.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.Second third-party fix out for Windows bug
October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks.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.Second unofficial fix plugs IE hole
March 28, 2006 Another company releases third-party patch for serious flaw in Microsoft browser--but experts say to be cautious.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.Security tool aims to stop drive-by installs
April 28, 2006 Security industry vets develop software to block attempts by bad sites to drop malicious code onto your PC as you surf.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.Researchers warn of infectious Web sites
June 25, 2004 update Net surfers beware: "Serious" flaws let compromised servers take control of computers via Internet Explorer.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.
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