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A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.
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Microsoft issued another flock of security alerts Wednesday, including notice of a "critical" flaw that affects many of its Office applications.
A patch for a security flaw that affects Microsoft's Web server software running on Windows 2000 has caused system freezes for some customers, the company said Thursday.
Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.
A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.
Microsoft issues another herd of vulnerability reports, including a "critical" security hole in numerous Office applications that could let a hacker take control of a PC.
A patch for a security flaw that affects Microsoft's Web server software running on Windows 2000 has caused system freezes for some customers, the company said Thursday.
Microsoft is investigating a bug that appears to affect an Exchange component called Outlook Web Access, which allows people to access their in-boxes and folders via a Web browser.
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