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• Windows shortcut 'trick' is a feature: Microsoft

  Microsoft has denied that a 'trick', which could allow an executable file to be launched when a user types a Web address into Internet Explorer, is a security vulnerability.

• Reversal: Next IE update divorced from Windows

  Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, Bill Gates said on Tuesday that the company will ship an update to its browser separately from the next version of Windows.

• One IE flaw leads to another

  As researchers pored over a vulnerability found within Microsoft's Internet Explorer less than a week ago, they discovered a totally new IE flaw.

• Attackers exploit dangerous PDF file vulnerability

  On Monday, Adobe patched vulnerabilities in versions 8.1 and earlier of its Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. If exploited, an attacker could launch malicious code on an affected system.

• Microsoft: that isn't one flaw - it's two separate flaws

  Microsoft was a little unhappy with an article I wrote this week because it contained a slight factual error. The error arose from two separate companies finding an almost identical security hole in Windows XP SP2 and Internet Explorer, which I mistakenly assumed was the same vulnerability.

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• Windows XP SP2: almost here

  Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. We'll tell you why.

• Worms do battle while users miss the point

  The recent surge in new worm variants is due to a growing war between virus/worm coders. Additional reading: Visit our antivirus resource centre

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• Windows XP SP2: almost here

  Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. We'll tell you why.

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