Security Fix: December 25, 2005 - December 31, 2005
New Exploit for Unpatched Windows Flaw
It appears we will be ringing in the new year with a new and improved exploit that online miscreants can use to attack an unpatched Microsoft Windows flaw and install spyware, viruses and other dangerous digital intruders. The latest bit...
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December 31, 2005; 5:38 PM ET |
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US-CERT: 5,198 Software Flaws in 2005
Security researchers uncovered a record 5,198 vulnerabilities in software products this year, nearly 38 percent more than the number of flaws found in 2004, according to statistics published by US-CERT, a cyber security information-sharing collaboration between the Department of Homeland...
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December 30, 2005; 10:36 AM ET |
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Sony BMG to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to a settlement that would end a nationwide class-action lawsuit brought against the company over security flaws in anti-piracy software that it shipped on millions of music CDs. The Sunbelt Software blog has a...
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December 29, 2005; 11:30 AM ET |
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Update on the Critical Unpatched Windows Flaw
Security Fix warned readers on Wednesday about thousands of malicious Web sites that are using an unpatched Windows security hole to install spyware, spam-ware and other programs on computers when their owners merely browse to one of these sites. As...
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December 29, 2005; 8:42 AM ET |
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Exploit Released for Unpatched Windows Flaw
Security researchers have released instructions for exploiting a previously unknown security hole in Windows XP and Windows 2003 Web Server with all of the latest patches applied. Anti-virus company Symantec warned of the new exploit, which it said uses a...
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December 28, 2005; 2:47 AM ET |
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