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- Security Patch
- A fix to a program that eliminates a vulnerability exploited by malicious hackers. See vulnerability and patch.
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- Microsoft to push 'mandatory' Live Messenger security patch
- More details on the Microsoft ATL vulnerabilities I am sure that this vulnerability is only for Windows XP. We have been assured by the Windows experts on this site that Windows Vista and 7 are very secure. So It could not affect them.Existence of security patches means an...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Microsoft to release "out-of-band" patches this Tuesday
- This Tuesday Microsoft is to release two "out-of-band" security patches. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Opera ships security patches, adds malware blocker
- Opera ships security patches, adds malware blockerpathetic articleHorrible article describing any brand new version of any software. I'm guessing that When IE 8 and Firefox 3 come out after being in beta for 1-2 years... the title will be "Microsoft patches vulnerabilities" and "Mozilla foundation patches Firefox holes?"This is...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Apple pushes security patches with QuickTime 7.5 update
- Apple pushes security patches with QuickTime 7.5 updateAnother QuickTime version, means yet another time I have to ignore iTunes..Another month, another instance of having to re-"ignore selected update" for the iTunes+QuickTime bundle.... UGH!Thanks: this is the right way to report itAnd eminently more sensible in its understanding of what you...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Microsoft+previews+12+security+bulletins%2C+7+%27critical%27%3B+Excel+fix+likely+en+route
- Microsoft+previews+12+security+bulletins%2C+7+%27critical%27%3B+Excel+fix+likely+en+routeLive Update on Exactly WHAT Date?Since we run apps overnight, it would be nice to know WHEN "Windows Live Update" is going to do all this. That way, we can shut all apps properly the night before, and get in early the next morning to do damage conrol, if...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Super Bowl stadium site packed Trojan horse
- Super Bowl stadium site packed Trojan horseEven if you don't want to the security patches...You should at least get the general stability patches, and other such updates to the systems...Yes, good to patch BUT...... it's practically always Windows machines getting hacked and infected.If my newly bought Canon digital camera will...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- Microsoft irons out security patch
- Microsoft irons out security patch"In a world without walls and fences, who needs winodws and gates."Personally , I'm getting tired of all the attention microsoft is getting . {NOT}NOw you know who you can trust>patch would not be offered to users if the initial update failed to install. In certain...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-19
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- News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming
- Office for Mac also affected...So where are the rants from Windows zealots who scream blue murder every time there's a patch for possible exploits of iTunes on Windows?Oh, that's right, faulty Microsoft software on OS X must be Apple's fault. Forgot that.Critical bulletins for Vista and Windows 7Vista/Server2008: 1 bulletinWindows...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming
- Microsoft plans to release six security bulletins next week to fix at least 15 serious vulnerabilities that could expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks. by Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Microsoft fixes IE patch again
- Microsoft has released an out-of-schedule fix for problems introduced by its last patch for Internet Explorer. Microsoft has released an out-of-schedule fix for problems introduced by its last patch for Internet Explorer. The fix, described in Microsoft support article ID 976749, was initially made available on...
- News items 2009-11-04
- Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holes
- Adobe today released a patch to fix several serious security flaws in its Shockwave Player software. The most serious flaw could allow remote code execution attacks against Windows and Mac users. by Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded
- ... WHAT?Who in their right mind keep a server running with default usernames/passwords on the default port....I doubt that jailbroken iPhones are alone in this. It's possible, specially if iPhones have a ssh server running, that this could happen on non-jailbroken iPhones also.Just one question...Has this person been remanded yet?...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down
- Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!
- Vista is still alive here..."Vista definitely improved"Vista-preinstalled SP1/SP2 Just Works, so I have no immediate plans to upgrade to Windows 7. Right now, I don't want to tempt fate.I don't see why people get all emo over Vista's UAC. It doesn't bother me.Yes, everyone says that Windows 7 is better...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-24
- Was Windows 7 totally your idea?
- W7: Whose ideas?It is pretty clear that Apple and Microsoft "borrow" from each other. I don't think that's a problem, all competitors "borrow" each others' ideas and the consumer wins.What is clear, though, is that Microsoft did listen to alot of people but it wasn't those people that use...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Security Shield 2010 13.0.16 (Windows)
- Security Shield 2010 provides essential virus protection from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats. Powerful yet easy to use, protect yourself, your family, and your PC online with Security Shield 2010. When a virus breaks out, Security Shield 2009 will provide a patch within 2-3 hours and a fix for the...
- Software downloads 2009-10-20
- Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode
- Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
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