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    Microsoft on Tuesday issued five "critical" security patches designed to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer.

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    Microsoft announced plans on Thursday to issue four "critical" security bulletins next week that address vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP.

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    Mozilla has patched a flaw in its popular browser Firefox that could have allowed users' computers to be taken over by visiting Web sites infected with malware -- a popular form of attack in recent times

  • Microsoft speeds up phishing shield for IE7

    Microsoft has quietly released an update for Internet Explorer that fixes a problem with the browser's phishing shield.

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    Microsoft has released an updated version of a faulty Internet Explorer patch to fix a serious security flaw introduced by the original version.

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  • More IE threats surface

    Two new Microsoft Internet Explorer threats haven't been patched and since one of them is addressed in Windows XP Service Pack 2, users may have to wait until the release of that Service Pack.

  • Impatient IE users release own patches

    Microsoft's delayed reaction in fixing the latest Internet Explorer flaws has resulted in users taking a page out of the open-source movement's book by releasing their own patches.

  • New patches for dangerous IE, MDAC flaws

    Microsoft has released two important new security bulletins: one that deals with Internet Explorer and another that deals with Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC).

  • IE7 gets tabs but does it matter?

    The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?

  • Browser wars: Episode II

    Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?

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