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  • Fixes coming for Windows flaws

    As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday two security bulletins with fixes for flaws in Windows.

  • Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes

    Microsoft on Tuesday in the US provided fixes for eight flaws related to Windows, including three that could be used to compromise a system without any user interaction.

  • Microsoft to patch zero-day XML flaw

    Microsoft on Tuesday plans to issue six security bulletins, including at least one with a fix for a security vulnerability that is actively being used in cyberattacks.

  • Microsoft issues five critical patches

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

  • Microsoft to release four critical patches

    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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    Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

    Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)

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  • 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).

  • 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.

  • Fixing Firefox

    Since its November 2004 release, the first full version of Firefox has seen more than 25 million downloads in 100 days. But the popular browser has not been free of vulnerabilities.

  • Beware of critical new IE vulnerabilities

    Although several of the new vulnerabilities in IE are classified as only moderate threats, an HTML buffer overrun flaw could allow attackers to gain user-level access to any computer that connects to a malicious Web site or that opens an HTML e-mail.

  • Get up to speed on Microsoft's August security bulletins

    In August, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating nine as critical threats. (The remaining three are important threats.) With that many updates in a single month, how do you know which ones to concentrate on first?

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  • First Take: IE7 for Windows Vista

    With Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista, Microsoft shores up Internet Explorer's crumbling security status and takes aim at its biggest rivals.

  • Microsoft bug reports may get personal data

    Companies using Microsoft Office XP and Internet Explorer 5 have been warned that documents containing personal information could be sent to Microsoft along with debugging information in the event of a program crash.

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