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Microsoft: ‘Consistent exploit code likely’ for IE vulnerabilities

Microsoft: ‘Consistent exploit code likely’ for IE vulnerabilitiesIE8 and Windows 7 aren't mentioned[i]This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 7 running on supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista.[/i]I notice there is no mention anywhere of IE8 and Windows 7. Does that mean they aren't affected or...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, SECURITY, Mac System, Microsoft Corp., Consistent exploit code, exploit code, IE vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, patch management

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Microsoft releases patch for IE vulnerability

Microsoft releases patch for IE vulnerabilityRe: Microsoft releases patch for IE vulnerabilityHoly Sh*t! it goes back to IE 5.01? That't deplorable.Microsoft really need to review their code more thoroughly. Nine years and several new versions of Windows, and they still didn't bother to revisit their older code. Shameful.RE: Microsoft releases...

Tags: Web browsers, IE vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-18

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Windows 7 security default worries experts

How many Windows 7 does it take...How many dribble articles about Windows 7 canthere be in one week.I heard Windows 7 is now helping the economy andit has changed global warming to global cooling.So the polar bears are now SAFE!!! Way to go Windows 7 it is like the messiah...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubunutu, Microsoft Windows 7, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Win7

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...

Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Linux Distro, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., MS .NET Firefox add-on, MS .NET, vunerability, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes

Is MS going to pay for my Gb/month overage?With ISPs grasping for profits I see the day when the "download cost" of these mega-patches become an issue!RE: Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holesWow, my Microsoft software is sure to be secure now.GOOD JOB!If only other manufacturers...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Internet Explorer, media player, patch management, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Google Chrome update doesn't remove older, vulnerable version

But how would an attacker cause the vulnerable code to execute?Frankly, this seems to be a minor issue. If you are launching Chrome you will launch the latest version. The older version is just cruft. I don't see any scenario where you inadvertently or an attacker can execute the older...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, SECURITY, IE8, Chrome, Google Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

When it comes to security, who do you trust more - Microsoft or Google?

Given their experience it has to be Microsoft.{NT}RE: When it comes to security, who do you trust more - Microsoft or Google?IMHO, Open Source applications are inherently more secure, with far more people pouring over the code.Closed source simply has the undiscovered flaws.Given that they design and make the OS...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., security, Google Inc., secure, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Microsoft says Google Chrome Frame doubles IE attack surface

Actually, it means that some of the browsing will be much safer by using Chrome. Notice that Microsoft's ONLY arguments here are bogus security arguments. They do not even try to deny that Chrome is much faster and better.RE: Microsoft says Google Chrome Frame doubles IE attack surfaceIf Google Chrome...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes

So basically all of them......affecting Vista or 7 require user intervention just like all other modern operating systems these days?OK.RE: Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holesAll of the bulletins specifically say that Win7 is not affected.Two require no user interaction whatsoever.The first two listed require user interaction only in that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), INTERNET, Patches, UAC, user interaction, OS X., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, patch management

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Windows zero-day reported

Oh my god, a piece of software has an error!I think if this can be duplicated (as it seems from the story the 'bug' is inconsistent) the it will be patched. Every software has bugs and few software is more complex than an OS.RE: Windows zero-day reportedWindows needs to be...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, exploit, Microsoft Windows, Linux, window, vulnerability, software, Microsoft Corp., Win 7

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

55,000 Web sites hacked to serve up malware cocktail

The key words..."PC users"Another WIndows exploit?How can this possibly be happening. According to most of the Windows fan boys on ZDnet, it isn't even necessary to run antivirus with super-secure WIndows. Ahh, silly me, I forgot - these 'power users' represent about 0.0000001% of the real world's Windows user base....

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Web site development, SECURITY, Spyware, malware, Microsoft Windows, malware cocktail, trojan horse, Apple Safari, Web site, Web

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5

RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5Obviously this only affects Windows users, who have the totally cost-free option of creating a virtual machine running Ubuntu and using Firefox 3.5 with no need to worry about .Net.RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5So instead of running a browser that...

Tags: .NET, Web browsers, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft .NET, Mozilla Firefox, incompatible Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Mozilla patches 'critical' Firefox flaws

Mozilla patches 'critical' Firefox flawsNever ending critical flawsIsn't it obvious now that HTML / JAVASCRIPT was so badly designed that these flaws are inevitable? WEB needs a new markup standard, and it'd better not be HTML-oriented regardless how these W3C guys insist they can get it right.RE: Mozilla patches 'critical'...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Firefox 3.5, patch management

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?

Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?Yup it's time to do soI have disabled flash in both firefox and IE and only enable them when opening youtube. Unlike flash, Silverlight runs in a sand boxed environment. Remember Vista was hacked last year in that hacking contest? Vista was hacked...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Is It Time, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash, Novell AppArmor, Adobe Systems Inc., IS IT, IE8

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Microsoft to release "out-of-band" patches this Tuesday

Microsoft to release "out-of-band" patches this TuesdayI say kudos to Microsoftfor making the unpopular but correct decision to protect their users at the cost of convenience. I wish they did it more often, not just when they know for sure it would be catastrophic if they didn't.It will be interesting...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Windows Folk, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Protected Mode, user right, Linux, patch management

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Two ActiveX vulnerabilities make IE a toxic choice

Two ActiveX vulnerabilities make IE a toxic choiceDude, you are the man.I just posted this at Ed Botts article.http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12354-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66708&messageID=1260493Next I hit HOME, and VOILA, see you have just posted what I've been complaining about. GOOD JOB !LOL, let me feed your click-bait[i]I used to be a big fan of IE,...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, toxic choice, ActiveX, ActiveX vulnerability, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Two ActiveX vulnerabilities make IE a toxic choice

Last week Microsoft issued a security advisory warning of an ActiveX vulnerability relating to a video control. There's no patch in sight. Today we get another advisory relating to another ActiveX control, this time used to display Excel spreadsheets. Since tomorrow is Patch Tuesday, we're not going to see a...

Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, ActiveX, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-07-13

IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit Microsoft Video ActiveX Control

IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit Microsoft Video ActiveX ControlZero day attacksAgain and again and again. Will Windows ever be secure? In this case apparently just moving over to Firefox would help, but that was not recommended in the article.How soon before the fake Fix-It websites spring up?MS...

Tags: Web browsers, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., ActiveX Control, Microsoft Video, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, zero-day bug, Microsoft Video ActiveX Control, Mozi

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit Microsoft Video ActiveX Control

Malicious hackers are launching code execution exploits against new, unpatched vulnerability in the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control, the company warned in an advisory. The attacks are currently targeting users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.  "An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights...

Tags: ActiveX Control, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Zero-day Bug, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web Browsers, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes

Microsoft's batch of patches this month is a big one: 10 bulletins covering a total of 31 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Windows OS, the Internet Explorer browser and the Microsoft Office productivity suite (Word, Works and Excel). Five of the 10 bulletins are rated "critical," Microsoft's highest...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows Server, Window, Vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Security, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-09