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Upgrade to IE 8 to avoid new zero day vulnerability
Thursday 11th March 2010 12:55AM
According to a Microsoft security advisory, IE 6 and 7 suffer from an invalid pointer reference vulnerability, which is a memory-related flaw that attackers can leverage to inject and execute code on a victim computer.

Microsoft Black Tuesday: Microsoft Excel and Movie Maker Files Threaten Windows Users.
Tuesday 9th March 2010 9:48PM
The Bulletin Summary for March highlights two important security bulletins, which fix code execution vulnerabilities in both Microsoft Excel (part of the Office package) and Microsoft Movie Maker.

Don't press F1 if a website tells you to.
Saturday 6th March 2010 1:16AM
Microsoft warned customers of a zero day vulnerability that affects Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003. This flaw is exploited by enticing a user to press F1 after being lured to a malicious website.

Microsoft will only release a pair of non-Critical updates for March Patch Day
Saturday 6th March 2010 12:58AM
Microsoft plans to release updates for Windows and Office next Tuesday, March 9. They rate both updates as Important - their second most severe security rating.

The latest Firefox (3.6) already suffers from a mysterious zero day vulnerability
Friday 26th February 2010 12:07AM
Mozilla recently released Firefox 3.6, their supposedly their best and most security version of Firefox yet. However, Russian security researchers have already found a mysterious zero day vulnerability that affects this new release.

Adobe Download Manager vulnerability could affect any Adobe software users
Friday 26th February 2010 12:04AM
If you've downloaded programs like Adobe Reader and Flash Player, you have downloaded Adobe Download Manager too. Unforutnately, Download Manager suffers for a code execution vulnerability. Click the link to learn more.

Microsoft Black Tuesday: Thirteen security bulletins make for an unlucky February Patch Day
Tuesday 9th February 2010 9:33PM
Microsoft released thirteen security bulletins, fixing over 26 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office. Microsoft rates four of the bulletins as Critical, seven as Important and one as Moderate.

Hackers in China rumored to have hacked Google with IE zero day
Thursday 21st January 2010 12:21AM
Last week, big news surfaced about Chinese hackers breaching Google, and many other well-known technology companies, possibly stealing source code and intellectual property. This week it has become clear that a zero day IE vulnerability was at fault.

Microsoft Black Tuesday: First Patch Day of 2010 not so black
Tuesday 12th January 2010 11:58PM
A Windows component called the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine suffers from an integer overflow vulnerability. To any major extent, it really only affects Windows 2000 (2K) administrators.

JUNOS DoS vulnerability can crash unpatched Juniper routers
Saturday 9th January 2010 1:27AM
Juniper recently sent a security alert warning their customers about a critical DoS vulnerability that affects all versions of JUNOS, the operating system that runs on their routers.

First 2010 Microsoft Patch Day primarily affects Win2K administrators
Saturday 9th January 2010 1:23AM
Microsoft plans to release a single security bulletin to kick off this year's patch cycle. The solitary bulletin only critically affects Win2K computers.

Microsoft disables Indeo codec due to a serious security vulnerability
Wednesday 9th December 2009 11:56PM
Microsoft released a Security Advisory describing a flaw in the popular video codec, Indeo. While the flaw lies within the Indeo codec, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability via Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer.

Microsoft Black Tuesday: December updates correct Critical Windows, Office, IE flaws
Tuesday 8th December 2009 7:42PM
This morning, Microsoft released six security bulletins, fixing a dozen security vulnerabilities in components that ship with Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft rates three of the bulletins as Critical and three as Important.

December's Microsoft Patch Day looks just like last month's
Friday 4th December 2009 10:09PM
Once again, Microsoft plans to release a half dozen security bulletins, three of which are rated Critical. Tuesday's bulletins will include five Windows updates and one Office update.

Zero day IE 6 and 7 drive-by download vulnerability
Tuesday 24th November 2009 7:00AM
A grey hat researcher has released exploit code for a serious zero day IE vulnerability. Read on to learn how to protect yourself from this exploit until Microsoft patches.