Microsoft Update Aims to Secure PCs against Attack
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Description: A new Microsoft upgrade tries to make Windows XP more secure against attack. Service Pack 2 contains a program -- known as a firewall -- that keeps out some destructive computer worms.
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(CBS/AP) Though Microsoft Corp.&#39;s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can&#39;t do much about what&#39;s already on computers - and that could pose a problem.
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Microsoft Corp. today released an unprecedented number of software security updates to plug flaws in its products, including seven "critical" defects that it said hackers could use to hijack vulnerable computers running the Windows operating system.
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Although Microsoft has recommended consumers turn on Windows&#39; Automatic Update feature to get Windows XP Service Pack 2, PC makers are reminding Windows XP users to do their homework before installing the security update.
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Microsoft Corp. will give customers advance notice of its monthly security updates in an effort to help them prepare to install related software patches, the company announced Thursday.
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Microsoft today is expected to patch a vulnerability that lets attackers elevate access privileges and run code in Windows' Local Security Authority Subsystem Service, the process responsible for enforcing security policy in the OS.
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Microsoft Corp. released 10 security fixes for various products yesterday, including seven that fix flaws the company said pose the highest threat to users.
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'Secure Development Lifecycle' only goes so far Microsoft on Tuesday issued two security updates, one of them rated critical that fixes nasty bugs in Windows Vista that could allow an attacker to gain complete control over a user's machine.â¦
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Microsoft has released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.
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Security software makers, the 800-pound gorilla has landed. Microsoft Corp. was to announce Wednesday that it is releasing software that aims to better protect people who use its Windows operating system from Internet attacks.
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Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released 10 software security patches for its products, including seven it deemed critical and that could allow remote attackers to take control of systems running the company's software.
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Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday issued a trio of software updates to fix security holes in Windows computers, including one flaw that hackers are using to infiltrate PCs equipped with a massive security upgrade the company released just five months ago.
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Unpatched Windows machines are vulnerable to latest adware attack
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Microsoft will give customers advance notice of its monthly security updates in an effort to help them prepare to install related software patches, the company announced today.
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Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses, and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers -- and that could pose a problem.
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MicrosoftÂ on Tuesday released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.
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Microsoft Corp. yesterday released an unusually large number of software security updates to fix flaws in its products, some of which could be exploited to remotely take over computers running the Windows operating system.