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Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal
May 10, 2007 Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec. TAGS: WinZip, Symantec Corp., Apple QuickTime, vulnerability, flaw, Apple Computer, media player, security, PC
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S.W.A.T. Pro 1.5
Eradicate computer vulnerabilities associated with software defects and misconfigurations. TAGS: audit, security, vulnerability, firewall, PC, operating system
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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, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows PC, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft patches 20 security flaws
February 13, 2007 Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Office, fix, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC
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Attack code published for third Word flaw
December 14, 2006 Code could be used to crash or commandeer PCs, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the vulnerability. TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Word, flaw, McAfee Inc., code, security, Microsoft Corp., attack, PC
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Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2
November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, denial of service, Firefox, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., 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: bulletin, vulnerability, patch management, Microsoft Update, fix, attacker, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC
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Serious flaw in Google Desktop gets fix
February 21, 2007 Google plugs security holes in popular desktop search software that could open up data on a PC to intruders. TAGS: Watchfire, Google Desktop, XSS, Google Inc., vulnerability, flaw, security company, link, security, attack, PC
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Tool turns unsuspecting surfers into hacking help
March 21, 2007 With Jikto, JavaScript on a Web site can turn PCs into a bug-hunting tool, thus doing a hacker's dirty work. TAGS: Web security, JavaScript, SQL injection, attacker, hacker, XSS, hacking, creator, vulnerability, bot, SQL, Web application, flaw, security, researcher, Web browser
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Image flaw pierces PC security
August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Opera Software, Linux, open source, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, operating system, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Apple Macintosh, image
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Another Internet Explorer flaw found
July 7, 2004 This is the third time in a month that Microsoft must play catch-up with researchers finding vulnerabilities in its browser. TAGS: vulnerability, researcher, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, computer science, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., PC
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Flaw found in Office 2007
February 23, 2007 Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, auditing, flaw, vulnerability, researcher, Microsoft Corp., security, PC
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Bug hunter targets routers, other gadgets
April 19, 2007 Vulnerabilities abound in routers, cell phones and PDAs and could pose a serious threat, a security researcher warns. TAGS: router, D-Link Systems, gadget, PDA, attack, vulnerability, researcher, security, bug, cell phone, monitor, PC
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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
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Security tools face increased attack
June 21, 2005 As the pool of Windows security bugs dries up, analysts say hackers are turning to security software to break into PCs. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., hacker, security tool, security, vulnerability, software company, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC
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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, patch management, flaw, attacker, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PNG, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., server, security, HTML, PC
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Flaw found in McAfee suite
April 19, 2005 Vulnerability in Internet Security Suite 2005 could let workers sharing same computer break into one other's files, according to iDefense. TAGS: iDefense, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security, Internet security, vulnerability, flaw, PC
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Phishing hole discovered in IE
December 17, 2004 Microsoft says it's investigating a flaw in Internet Explorer that exposes even users of its most-protected Windows, SP2, to phishing attacks. TAGS: phishing, vulnerability, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, representative, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC, Microsoft Windows
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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, service pack, attacker, Service Pack 2, security, flaw, attack, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows
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Flaw opens AOL chat software to intruders
August 10, 2004 Attackers could bombard PCs using instant messenger's "away" feature. AOL says a fix is imminent. TAGS: iDefense, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., buffer-overflow, IM, vulnerability, instant messenger, flaw, client, Time Warner Inc., security, e-mail, PC

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