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Yahoo Patches Messenger, Chat Flaws
News Yahoo on Friday issued security patches for its Yahoo Instant Messenger and Yahoo Chat clients in an effort to fix a buffer overflow vulnerability discovered in the software. When users of the software log on to the IM network or enter a chat room...
[June 2, 2003, 7:49]
Microsoft Patches Win Industry Trust
News Security professionals say Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative may finally be improving their lives because the latest patches and fixes being distributed by Redmond rarely break other applications.
[April 1, 2004, 13:15]
Microsoft Plans Critical Christmas Patches
News Microsoft's notice did not specify which components of Windows are being repaired with Tuesday's patches or how many flaws the update will tackle. The software maker offers advance notification about patches so people can get ready to install the...
[December 9, 2005, 9:10]
Microsoft Issues Another Two Patches
News Microsoft released two security patches for its Windows operating systems on Tuesday, plugging holes in an online-gaming feature and a third-party program that the company includes with several applications.
[June 9, 2004, 8:40]
Apple Releases OS X Patches
News Apple gave little information about the patches, which were published on Monday and are available on the company's Web site. Apple released updates for the Panther and Jaguar versions of Mac OS X that fix security issues in the operating systems...
[April 7, 2004, 9:55]
Oracle To Release 37 Security Patches
News This is the second time Oracle has given advance notification about patches. Both companies have put their patches on a schedule so customers know when to expect them. Oracle's advance notification goes further than Microsoft's, which only states...
[April 11, 2007, 9:32]
Apple Patches Critical OS X Security Flaws
News Apple released on Tuesday security patches for Mac OS X 10.4.3, otherwise known as Tiger, as well as Mac OS X 10.3.9, dubbed Panther, according to the company's advisory. The new Mac OS X patches follow one issued earlier this month by Apple to...
[December 1, 2005, 8:20]
Oracle Moves To Monthly Patches
News The database maker confirmed on Thursday that it plans to start releasing patches on a specific day each month. The move mimics Microsoft's decision last October to release patches for its software on the second Tuesday of each month.
[August 20, 2004, 9:10]
Microsoft Releases Six Critical Patches
News Microsoft has released 11 security patches, six of which are "critical" and five of which are "important", according to the software giant. Most of the critical vulnerabilities addressed in this month's patches affect Office, while one affects...
[February 13, 2008, 13:38]
Microsoft Releases Critical Patches For XP
News Microsoft on Tuesday released two critical patches for its Windows operating system, but a patch for underlying security problems in Internet Explorer 6 is not yet ready for prime time. As part of its monthly update release, the company issued...
[January 12, 2005, 7:30]
New Patches Close 20 Holes In Windows
News Information on the four patches can be found on Microsoft's Web site. The software giant released four patches to cover the 20 security issues, as part of its monthly update schedule. Toulouse said that instead of taking a piecemeal approach...
[April 14, 2004, 8:30]
Microsoft Issues Another Two Patches
Talkback More patches .more patches My PC is beginning to look like a pair of hobo jeans picked up at a local thrift store.When will it end . Now I have an honest and serious question for all. Next is coming the HUGE SP2 download.IF .IF .IF it EVER gets...
[June 13, 2004, 20:43]
GameShadow Automates PC Game Patches
News GameShadow identifies which games are stored on a user's PC or network and then uses the company's database to find and install available patches. Microsoft recently announced that as part of its Trustworthy Computing initiative, it will be...
[August 6, 2003, 14:40]
Windows Patches May Become Automatic
News Microsoft is considering changing the way that Windows updates security patches, making the update process automatic by default, following the latest round of security problems for Windows users. Automatic installation of security patches might...
[August 21, 2003, 13:30]
Safari For Windows Gets More Patches
News The recently-launched Apple browser, Safari for Windows, has received its second lot of patches since its debut earlier this month. The quickly-forthcoming nature of Apple's patches has divided opinion among industry watchers, with some praising...
[June 26, 2007, 9:36]
Critical Windows Patches Announced
Talkback MS announces patches to 'critical' flaws on Thurs. I have just followed the link to Security Bulletin Advance Notice and it now says that there are no patches for Sept 13. Does this 'critical' problem remain unpatched for a month!
[September 12, 2005, 11:22]
Not All Unlicensed Windows Copies Are Used By People With Eye Patches
Talkback My first reaction is if you are using pirated software than you should expect to be putting yourself at risk - from the source of the pirated software as they could have embedded a nasty in there and because you can't get updates/patches
[December 5, 2007, 10:19]
Microsoft Patches 'important' Security Hole
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Security News Section. Microsoft released fixes on Wednesday for security risks that could make Windows 2000 Server and...
[June 26, 2003, 7:45]
Microsoft Readies August Patches
Talkback But why do these patches still require rebooting? Rebooting isn't such a problem for the seldom used single PC at home perhaps but it ain't no fun in server rooms packed with dozens and dozens of Windows boxes.
[August 7, 2005, 23:35]
Apple Patches Trio Of Wi-Fi Hijack Flaws
News Apple's patches come a month after researchers at SecureWorks demonstrated at the Black Hat security confab how an attacker could gain complete control over a laptop by sending malformed network traffic to a vulnerable computer.
[September 22, 2006, 8:50]
