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- Microsoft patches URI handling, DNS spoofing flaws
- Microsoft patches URI handling, DNS spoofing flawsThe monthly reminder on why you might want to move to Vista..They have not fixed the problem.So far as I can tell from this bulletin they have not actually fixed the problem."This security update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way that Windows shell...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows XP, flaw, URI, critical flaw, Microsoft patches URI, Windows Shell, Norton Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., DNS
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
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- Opera patches serious code exection flaw
- Opera Software has joined the list of browser vendors shipping fixes for serious remote code execution vulnerabilities. The company's new Opera 9.5.1 patches at least four security issues, the most serious being a flaw reported by Microsoft's Billy Rios that could be used to execute arbitrary code....
- Tags: Flaw, Opera Software ASA, Patch Management, Ryan Naraine, Security, Security Statu
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flaws
- Microsoft on Tuesday delivered several patches to fix critical vulnerabilities in Office including a well-publicized Excel flaw. In the first bulletin (MS08-014), Microsoft addressed "several privately reported and publicly reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Flaw, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- News to know: Supercomputer programming; Oracle Fusion; Patch day; Inbox 2.0
- Notable headlines: Ed Burnette: SC07 Day 3: Programming bits and atoms. SiCortex wins Dev Connection "Sexiest in show" award. Emerging hardware to force drastic changes in programming. George Ou: IBM’s liquid cooled System p 575 Power6 supercomputer. Gallery right. Dan...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Oracle Corp., Network, Supercomputer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Programming, European Union, DNS-changing Trojan, Development Tools, Desktops, Networking, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-11-14
- Microsoft patches URI handling, DNS spoofing flaws
- Microsoft has finally shipped a comprehensive fix for a critical URI handling vulnerability that exposes Windows users to drive-by malware attacks. The patch, available in the MS07-061 bulletin, covers a remote code execution vulnerability in the way that the Windows shell handles specially crafted URIs that are...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, DNS Server, Microsoft Corp., Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Microsoft confirms PDF attacks, urges caution
- In the wake of this week's malware attacks using rigged PDF files, Microsoft has updated its security advisory to stress that the underlying flaw -- in the Windows operating system -- is still not fixed. The advisory, first issued on October 10, points to an unpatched...
- Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-26
- Adobe shuts backdoor in PDF Reader, some old versions still vulnerable
- As promised earlier this month, Adobe has shipped a fix for the URI protocol handling vulnerability that left a backdoor open on Windows XP machines with Internet Explorer 7 installed. The patch, rated "critical," addresses multiple flaws in Adobe Reader and Acrobat that could allow an attacker...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling saga
- MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling sagaFirefox Folks this is fixed in current verion 2.0.0.7ntBS -- it's a FireFox bug.MS has investigated the whole story thoroughly, and it's someone else's problem.RE: MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling sagaIt's been Microsoft's modus for years. If...
- Tags: Web browsers, Groupware, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., URI, MS Outlook flaw, flaw, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, new twist, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Mozilla fixes its end of URL protocol handling saga
- Mozilla has fixed its end of the controversial URL protocol handling vulnerability that puts Windows users at risk of PC takeover attacks.Exactly a week after admitting that Firefox was just as guilty as Internet Explorer when it comes to passing dangerous data to third party applications, the open-source group shipped...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- 3 critical flaws fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.5
- 3 critical flaws fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.5Now if only...it didn't break Java. Great that the patches installed so easily. The message about being incompatible with the current version of Java appeared on every computer I've patched so far, and the "Check now" for a resolution does nothing.Can we...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability, flaw
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
- Mac worm rumors swirl; Dai Zovi ships unofficial Mac OS X patch
- Mac worm rumors swirl; Dai Zovi ships unofficial Mac OS X patchThis flaw means nothing to me .Do you want to know why ? Read this excerpt from the story:Amidst unconfirmed rumors that anonymous hackers have created a worm that exploits an unpatched code execution flaw in Mac OS X...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Unpatched system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, worm, virus, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- Mozilla patches Firefox; tells users to avoid IE
- Mozilla patches Firefox; tells users to avoid IEROTFLMAO !!! What a barrel of laughs ,,,So Microsoft is to lazy to fix their problem . Sure it's Apple's Safari , no it's Mozilla's Firefox . Sure blame everyone , it's never Microsoft's fault . Folks what do you expect from spaghetti/swiss...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- Mozilla patches Firefox; tells users to avoid IE
- Mozilla has rolled out Firefox 2.0.0.5 with patches for a total of 9 nine vulnerabilities, including cover for the controversial IE-to-Firefox code execution attack vector.Even after plugging the hole, Mozilla inserted a blunt message into its alert:This patch does not fix the vulnerability in Internet Explorer.The open-source group is also...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
- Exploit packs get intelligent -- Attacks launched based on victim's browser
- Virus hunters at Symantec have stumbled upon a malicious server using an attack framework that intelligently chooses exploits based on the client's browser.This is the first sign of the type of reconnaissance attacks predicted by by white hat researchers (See: Do you know what's leaking out of your browser?) and...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-28
- QuickTime bug brought down MacBook
- QuickTime bug brought down MacBookQuickTime bug on MacBookAnother good reason to have the NoScript plugin installed on FirefoxI wouldn't sweat itFrom the Q&A the author had with Zovi, the exploit can open a program, but not do anything else. It sounds all dramatic to say "opened a shell" but shells...
- Tags: Notebooks, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Yes Windows, Apple MacBook, Java, operating system, Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., QuickTime Bug, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- Google Desktop tweaked to block attackers
- Google Desktop tweaked to block attackersMicrosoft should payMicrosoft should pay Google for their trouble. Google made a fix to protect MS users from a MICROSOFT BUG.Google has smart Linux people working for them, Microsoft has idiots monkeying around playing suck-up and @ss kissing to the boss just like a typical...
- Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, desktop, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Desktop
- Discussion threads 2005-12-06
- Apple hit parade may have a clunker
- Apple hit parade may have a clunkerThe cup is always half emtpy in Ur Eyes ZDnetWithout the Cube, which was a very cool looking computer. I wouldn't have a Mini Mac sitting on my desk. Microsoft may not sell any copies of Vista, because it will have 50 thousand viruses...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Digital media, Digital music, cup, Apple Inc., clunker, phone, Microsoft Corp., Nano
- Discussion threads 2005-09-26
- Mac OS X vulnerable to one-two combo attack
- Mac OS X vulnerable to one-two combo attackWhat You'll Hear Here1. MS has had hundreds of exploits in there OS's so what can be expected of Apples?2. It's MS Marketing bashers at work3. This is what Apple followers deserve after claiming for years that there secure Mac's don't get virus's/worms.4....
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., URI, Apple Macintosh, URI handler, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., handler, operating system, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2004-05-18
- IE security patch nixes some apps
- IE security patch nixes some apps&itch..&itch...&itchMS can't win.1. Microsoft needs to get their OS and products to be the end all to be all secure solutions.2. Microsoft needs to allow some insecure items to work because fixing the security issues will break other unsecure apps.What a joke.yea thats too badoh...
- Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, ActiveScripting, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, cracker, IE Security Patch, Web
- Discussion threads 2004-02-04
- Microsoft to tweak XP's music link
- Microsoft to tweak XP's music linkBS"Microsoft must respect the wishes of Windows users who choose to use Web browsers other than Internet Explorer."Like that will ever happen: Take it completly out, remove it's presence in the kernel.Microsoft will just never give it up!When are these twits going to learn that...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2004-01-15
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