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  • Windows, Office to get 'critical' fixes

    As part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft plans to release on Tuesday eight security bulletins to plug holes in its software products.

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  • 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.

  • 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 pulls 'critical' Windows update

    This week's "Patch Tuesday" was already going to be quiet, with an update only for Windows. On Friday, Microsoft pulled that update, saying more testing is needed.

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  • Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

    From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

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    A new e-mail worm has started to spread quickly, taking advantage of an Internet Explorer vulnerability that was first disclosed two years ago.

  • Australia alerted to Fretheme worm

    Australian businesses are being warned to install patches and signature files to protect against a worm variant which has surfaced in the US and Europe.

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    help/how to Three new vulnerabilities in Microsoft's version of the open source Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol is particularly serious because it exploits a flaw behind the Blaster worm.

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