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Symantec: Windows Flaws More Severe
News Windows requires fewer patches and has faster patch turnaround times than some other large vendors, yet Microsoft software flaws are still more severe, according to Symantec. Despite having the greatest number of serious flaws, Microsoft had the...
[March 23, 2007, 15:23]
Windows And Office Flaws To Get Critical Fixes
News Those flaws could enable attackers to use a Web site to load malicious software onto systems. It is expected to announce more details regarding the flaws once the patches are released next week. Microsoft plans to issue nearly a dozen security...
[October 6, 2006, 9:05]
Flaws In Apache 2.0 For Windows May Hit Takeup
News The latest report from UK-based Netcraft found that more than 16,000 Windows-based sites running the Apache server 2.0 software may be vulnerable to security flaws that have emerged since the Windows release of Apache 2.0.
[March 4, 2003, 16:35]
Mac OS: More Critical Flaws Than Windows In 2007
News He found that Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X, faced more critical flaws than Windows XP and Vista combined. This shows that Apple had more than five times the number of flaws per month than Windows XP and Vista in 2007, and most of these...
[December 19, 2007, 11:22]
Patches Released For 'critical' Windows Flaws
News The latest flaws add to the many security headaches Microsoft and its customers have been experiencing. Microsoft on Tuesday announced seven new security updates for Windows, including two that address "critical" vulnerabilities.
[July 14, 2004, 9:05]
More Flaws Threaten Windows
News Microsoft posted three advisories on its Web site on Wednesday detailing several recently discovered flaws, one of which was deemed critical for Windows NT and 2000 servers. Another release detailed two flaws in the way Microsoft SQL Server handles...
[June 13, 2002, 14:15]
Zombie Tool Exploits Windows And Antivirus Flaws
News Additionally, the bot program tries to exploit five flaws in Microsoft Windows, the most recent of which was patched in August and affects Windows file and printer sharing. The oldest Windows flaw of the five dates back to 2004, according to...
[November 30, 2006, 8:24]
'Highly Critical' Flaws Found In Safari For Windows
News Two security flaws have been found in the Windows version of Apple's Safari browser, which was released just over a week ago. None of those [vulnerabilities] can be exploited if you don't actively use Safari to visit a malicious website...
[March 26, 2008, 12:11]
New Year, Old Flaws In Windows And Internet Explorer
Talkback Good work pointing out that all Firefox flaws appear in IE as well. A Request to All Firefox Users Don't start mouthing the usual stuff in here as it's in the article already. People who use IE do so for a reason, what that reason is I'll never...
[January 17, 2005, 12:29]
Security Flaws Emerge In Windows Update
Talkback Nice try, Microsoft. But no sigar.heads back to ripping DVDs on Mandrake Linux.
[August 19, 2004, 20:55]
Symantec, Windows Users Beset By Vista SP1 Flaws
News Security vendor Symantec has said that updated drivers to replace those adversely affected by Windows Vista Service Pack 1 are not yet available. Well, I installed Vista SP1 after seeing it on Windows Update last night," wrote the user.
[March 20, 2008, 15:44]
Microsoft To Patch Critical Windows Flaws
News In a notice posted to its Web site on Thursday, Microsoft said to expect critical fixes for Windows, Office, MSN Messenger and Exchange. In all, the software maker said it is planning to release eight patches, five of them for Windows.
[April 8, 2005, 9:10]
Windows To Get Patched Up Again
News Microsoft plans to release patches for five Windows flaws next week, the software giant announced on Thursday. None of the upcoming Windows flaws are considered critical, the advance note stated. The fixes for the glitches in the Windows operating...
[December 10, 2004, 8:25]
Music File Flaws Could Threaten Traders
News Flaws in both pieces of software could introduce malicious MP3 or Windows Media files -- which sound identical to unmodified music -- into the file-swapping systems, said George Kurtz, chief executive of Foundstone.
[December 19, 2002, 7:51]
Major Windows Exploit 'days Away'
News Hackers are actively exploiting two serious security vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft warned on Tuesday as it released "critical" alerts about the flaws. All three bulletins get Microsoft's highest security rating, but only the Windows flaws...
[July 13, 2005, 9:05]
Microsoft Issues Alert On Three 'critical' Flaws
News Microsoft alerted PC users to three critical security flaws in Internet Explorer and Windows on Wednesday, as the MSBlast worm and its variants used a previous vulnerability in Windows to spread across the Net for a second week.
[August 21, 2003, 8:45]
Critical Windows Patches Announced
News As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release one security alert for flaws in the Windows operating system. Last month's "Patch Tuesday" also included a critical alert for Windows flaws.
[September 9, 2005, 8:55]
Microsoft Heralds 'critical' Windows, Exchange Patches
News As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans on Tuesday to release three security bulletins with fixes for flaws in Windows and Exchange. Microsoft did not specify how many flaws the updates will tackle, or say which components of Windows...
[May 5, 2006, 8:50]
Microsoft Issues Critical Patches
News Microsoft on Tuesday released three security updates, two of which address critical flaws in its Exchange email server and third-party software in Windows. The software giant also issued a "moderate" update for flaws in Windows, according to the...
[May 10, 2006, 9:15]
Windows Patch May Wreak Havoc
News A Microsoft patch meant to fix critical security flaws in Windows The patch was released on Tuesday to fix four Windows flaws, including one that experts predict will be exploited by a worm in the coming days.
[October 17, 2005, 9:15]
