US Report: Microsoft, BugNet at odds over FrontPage 'bug'
News BugNet, the Web site that reports on software flaws and fixes, reported a "bug" in Microsoft's FrontPage 98 program yesterday that it said can wipe out a user's hard drive. According to BugNet, the problem "can cause Microsoft FrontPage 98 to erase...
[May 6, 1998, 8:11]
Hotmail vulnerability exposed
News ZDNet's sister site BugNet has validated a security vulnerability that could allow a malicious user to gain access to your Hotmail account. This bug was originally reported to BugNet by an Internet developer from Denizli, Turkey.
[September 4, 2000, 9:35]
IE 5 and Diamond files clash
News Incompatibilities between Microsoft's new browser and Diamond's drivers, uncovered by Softbank-owned virus tracking site Bugnet.com, ended up crippling some users' computers. More information about upgrading Diamond drives with IE5 can be found at...
[March 25, 1999, 14:10]
News Burst: Warning! IE 5 and Diamond warning
News The glitch flagged by Bugnet.com -- a Softbank-owned virus tracking site -- occurs when Diamond video drivers are downloaded after Microsoft's new browser has been installed. According to Bugnet.com, the bug means your computer may not restart.
[March 25, 1999, 11:16]
Microsoft Office: Will history repeat itself?
News Bug trackers at the Sumas, Wash.bug-tracking outfit bugnet.com are raising that possibility, issuing an alert today on a number of problems that are plaguing SR2 customers. Microsoft officials acknowledged they had seen the Bugnet warning, but said...
[September 23, 1998, 8:25]
Notes/Excel bug could cause miscalculations
News The bug, which was reported on the BugNet Alert Web site this past weekend, can occur when a Notes 4.x user attempts to view an Excel spreadsheet that includes a custom number format. Within the Notes viewer, users may experience inflated numbers...
[October 30, 1997, 9:33]
McAfee antivirus update damages NT 4.0
News A month ago, Bugnet reported that Windows 95/98 systems running VirusScan software could hang because of a version mismatch between scan engine 4.0.02 and DAT file 4102. The 4120/4110 SuperDat upgrade had in fact damaged the Master Boot Record (MBR...
[December 19, 2000, 14:35]
McAfee virus definition crashes Windows
News BugNet used KeyLabs to verify this bug. Keeping virus scanning software files current is usually a good idea.except for today. Network Associates has confirmed a bug in the latest McAfee VirusScan's virus definition file that could cause many...
[November 3, 2000, 8:26]
Netscape secure socket not secure
News With the help of testing from KeyLabs, BugNet was able to validate the security hole as well as Netscape's recently released security update for that hole. Like a security guard asleep at the front desk, Netscape's certificate management is leaving...
[May 19, 2000, 9:24]
A Year Ago: Microsoft addresses another IE hole
News Microsoft has issued a security bulletin concerning a potentially dangerous new variation of the Cuartango Hole in Internet Explorer 4.01 and Windows 98 that BugNet reported last month. Like its predecessor, The Son of Cuartango Hole bug exploits...
[November 23, 1999, 6:07]
Bug in some Mac versions of Office
News The bug can reveal extraneous information when Excel, Word and PowerPoint files are opened in a format other than their native format - such as Windows NotePad or ASCII - according to the Bugnet Web site.
[June 30, 1998, 9:40]
No fix for Mac Office bug
News These could include passwords, personal data or private messages and according to BugNet this information is visible if files are opened as ASCII files in text editors like Notepad or BBEdit. Following yesterday's alert of a bug in Mac versions of...
[July 1, 1998, 11:04]
Microsoft UK responds to FrontPage bug report
News US Report: Microsoft, BugNet at odds over FrontPage 'bug' We asked Microsoft UK for a comment. Microsoft product manager, Guy Swarbrick said reports of the bug in the company's web authoring software, FrontPage, are "accurate up until the point...
[May 6, 1998, 13:02]
News Burst: Outlook Express has bug
News Microsoft has been informed and ZDNet News will bring you the full story later today.
[June 16, 1998, 10:35]
