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InternetNews December 30, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Windows 0-Day Exploit Helped by Open Source? Is Metasploit helping to spread the zero day outbreak, or is it helping security professionals to protect against it? The answer depends. |
InternetNews December 28, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Windows Metafile Exploit Could Spell Trouble A new virus that exploits a critical vulnerability in the Windows Metafile Format has been released to the wild and is being used by malware writers. |
InternetNews January 10, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Critical Patches Follow Windows WMF Trouble Microsoft issues two critical patches as part of January's monthly patch cycle, with similar warnings to the Windows Metafile image processor exploit. |
InternetNews December 16, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Dasher Worm No Friendly Reindeer Corporations are at the most risk from a recently discovered worm. |
InternetNews January 3, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Readies WMF Patch The zero-day Windows Metafile exploit is to be patched in the first update of the year. |
InternetNews December 23, 2003 Sharon Gaudin |
2003 'Worst Year Ever' for Viruses, Worms In no other year have computer viruses and worms wreaked so much havoc and caused so much damage as in this past year, according to security analysts. |
InternetNews February 8, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Warns on Windows, IE Flaws Microsoft is warning Windows and Internet Explorer users to take steps to prevent two security exploits. The two advisories affect Microsoft Windows Millennium and Internet Explorer 5. |
InternetNews February 17, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Media Player Exploits Released Just days after Microsoft fixed a hole discovered in its Windows Media Player, security firms report exploits are now targeting the vulnerability. |
InternetNews January 5, 2006 Jim Wagner |
Microsoft Patches WMF Flaw Early Facing customer complaints, and users going to unofficial patches for the answer, Microsoft fixes a critical flaw five days early. |
InternetNews September 23, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Exploits Circulating for JPEG Flaw Just eight days after Microsoft released a fix for a "critical" flaw in the way JPEG files are processed, researchers have discovered proof-of-concept exploit code that is targeting unpatched machines. |
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Blaster Redux? SSL Worm Threat Rising Security experts have spotted the first signs of a Blaster-like worm circulating underground, prompting fears that major Internet disruptions could be less than a week away. |
InternetNews May 3, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Sasser Worm Reined But Variants Sprout Experts continue to stress the importance of applying Microsoft's MS04-011 patch. |
InternetNews September 15, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Hackers Attack ActiveX Flaw in IE IE 5.01 and 6 users warned to disable ActiveX while the Microsoft investigates. |
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Blaster Type Virus Attack Called 'Imminent' Exploit code for 'critical' Windows ASN.1 flaw could lead to major network disruption. Microsoft Patches 'Critical' ASN.1 Flaw |
InternetNews April 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Exploit for Windows SSL Flaw Circulating Unpatched systems are at risk of DoS attacks but security experts warn the threat level could grow considerably. |
InternetNews November 23, 2009 |
Zero-Day Exploit a Threat to IE6 & 7 Browsers? Another zero-day hole emerges in key Microsoft software. |
InternetNews May 30, 2006 Roy Mark |
Symantec Patches Antivirus Vulnerability Symantec said today it has fixed a vulnerability in its antivirus software suite that potentially could open a backdoor to hackers. |
InternetNews January 11, 2005 Tim Gray |
Microsoft Patches Three Holes, Offers Removal Tool The company issues fixes for Internet Explorer vulnerabilities and offers a free anti-malicious software removal tool. |
InternetNews October 6, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Plans Nearly Dozen Patches Critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Windows operating system and the widely-used Office application suite are part of 11 patches slated to be released next week, according to a Microsoft. |
InternetNews May 11, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
MS Patches Windows Code Execution Flaw A Help and Support Center flaw leaves Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users are at risk of remote code execution attacks. |
InternetNews October 9, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Patches IE, Office Holes A favorite target of virus writers, Internet Explorer, is the recipient of four new vulnerability fixes today from Microsoft in the latest of the company's regular monthly product updates. |
InternetNews March 11, 2010 |
Researcher Releases Exploit for IE Zero-Day Hole A modest security warning about a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser has quickly grown into something much larger thanks to the work of a hacker. |
InternetNews November 16, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
New Worm Counts On Lazy Admins In a twist from their usual methods, virus writers have written an exploit to a patch that Microsoft issued this week, hoping to take advantage of IT shops that are slow on the draw. |
InternetNews February 15, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Another Week, Another MS Word Exploit Emerges Microsoft is investigating new public reports of "very limited, targeted attacks" against Microsoft Word. |
InternetNews November 8, 2005 |
'Critical' Patch Released For Windows November's monthly fix from Microsoft includes a critical fix to three bugs affecting the graphics rendering engine in several versions of Windows. |
InternetNews August 12, 2005 Tim Gray |
Windows Exploit Code Online The exploit code can lead to a remote system compromise, where an attacker can take control of an affected computer. A patch for this code is available online. |
InternetNews October 2, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Second Third-Party Windows Fix Appears As Microsoft waits, unofficial patches become an established answer to sudden security threats. |
InternetNews June 19, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner |
US-CERT Warns of Unpatched Excel Flaw Warning for Microsoft Excel users. According to US-CERT, an unpatched vulnerability may well put you and your precious spreadsheet data at risk. |
InternetNews December 30, 2004 Tim Gray |
Trojan Threatens XP Flaw may leave Windows XP vulnerable to attack. |
InternetNews November 9, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Plugs ISA Vulnerability Microsoft issued a patch for a vulnerability in its server software that could allow an attacker to spoof trusted Internet content. |
InternetNews January 7, 2010 Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft to Squish One Lonely Bug on Tuesday First 'Patch Tuesday' of the new year fixes a critical hole in Windows 2000. |
InternetNews February 14, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft's Security Valentines As part of its traditional "patch Tuesday," Microsoft has released seven fixes for its media player and other Windows applications. |
InternetNews July 13, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
PowerPoint the Latest Target of Virus Writers Now PowerPoint is the target of a zero-day vulnerability, although it uses the same modus operandi as so many other viruses. |
InternetNews July 14, 2009 |
Microsoft Blocks Three New Security Holes Microsoft fixed a spate of zero-day holes in its latest Patch Tuesday drop. |
InternetNews July 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Windows 2000 Exploit Code Released Exploit code for a known security flaw in Microsoft Windows 2000 has been posted online, putting millions of users at risk of a PC hijack. Apply those MS04-019 and MS04-022 security patches as needed. |
InternetNews October 12, 2004 Wagner & Naraine |
MS Patch Barrage Comes With IE Fix Microsoft released its October batch of security advisories Tuesday with a slew of "critical" patches, including a monster fix for the Internet Explorer browser. |
InternetNews July 26, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Exploits Fish For Unpatched PCs Security vendor Symantec alerted customers to two exploits using already-patched vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews January 14, 2004 Sharon Gaudin |
Last Year's Security Problems May Balloon in 2004 If 2003 was the worst year in history for viruses and spam, hold onto your hat. This year, according to security experts, is setting up to see the malicious problems that appeared last year grow and fester into major security problems for 2004. |
InternetNews October 23, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Rushes Out Urgent Windows Fix Microsoft is rushing out an emergency security fix outside of its regular patch schedule for Windows users. |
PC World March 2006 Stuart J. Johnston |
Prevent Attacks Aimed at IE and Windows New Microsoft two-in one patch for Internet Explorer... Clear up problems with seemingly corrupt Acronis True Image data backups... |
InternetNews July 23, 2009 |
Adobe Flash, PDF Hit by Zero-Day Flaw If you use Adobe's Flash or Acrobat Player applications - and you probably do - you might want to be especially careful on what you click for the next week or so. |
InternetNews August 15, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Zotob Targets Windows Update Laggards A critical vulnerability in Microsoft's plug-and-play code can wreak havoc on unpatched PCs. |
InternetNews September 7, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Investigates Word 2000 Trojan Microsoft said it has launched an investigation into reports of a new Trojan horse targeting Word 2000. |
InternetNews March 15, 2010 |
Microsoft Developing Patch for IE Zero-Day Flaw Microsoft scrambles to deliver a workaround to protect against a zero-day exploit in its Internet Explorer browser, says it is developing a more permanent patch. |
InternetNews August 20, 2010 |
Experts Warn iTunes Flaw Puts Windows at Risk Apple may have patched a vulnerability in its iTunes product months ago, but security researchers are now warning that the flaw could put dozens of Windows applications at risk. |
InternetNews November 10, 2009 |
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Targets Fewer Holes Microsoft released patches Tuesday for five critical bugs in Windows, although none affect the newly released Windows 7, unlike last month's roundup of fixes. |
InternetNews May 26, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Symantec Denies 'Highly Severe' Antivirus Flaw Could Symantec's antivirus software, which guards company and government computers, include a backdoor allowing hackers access to corporate data? |
PC World June 2006 Stuart J. Johnston |
Plug Critical Holes in IE and Office Where to find temporary patches before the Microsoft patches are released... Microsoft releases 6 critical patches for Microsoft Office security holes... A fix for problems when you resume from standby and hibernation states... RealOne Player security patches released... |
InternetNews June 4, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Look Out For 3-Headed Plexus Worm A patch Microsoft issued in April could fend off the malicious mutant. |
PC World February 21, 2007 Ryan Singel |
Zero-Day Malware Attacks You Can't Block No matter how diligently you patch your PC, it may still be vulnerable during the first hours of a previously unseen attack. Here's what you should know about zero-day hazards and the security holes they exploit. |