Flaws threaten Windows, Linux PCs
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At least a dozen Microsoft software applications and operating systems affected. Also: The talking worm.
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Security researchers found two software flaws in the Windows XP Service Pack 2 that could allow virus writers and malicious hackers to sidestep new security features in the operating system.
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OCTOBER 27, 2004 (TECHWORLD.COM) - Linux distributor Suse has warned of one of the most serious security holes to date in version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, which could allow attackers to shut down a system running 2.6-based software.
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Microsoft has confirmed the existence of a vulnerability affecting the Windows Shell. The issue exists in the WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control, and exploitation could result in an attacker gaining the same rights as a local user.
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Again, yesterday Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) warned about newly found security flaws in Windows that could allow an attacker to steal data on your PC.
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Consulting firm reports that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows.
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Trojan horse that exploits flaw in how Windows handles JPEG images may be low risk, but it's a bad omen.
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Blog: Researcher finds a basic cookie handling error that could compromise Windows PCs.
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Blog: Researcher finds a basic cookie-handling error that could compromise Windows PCs.
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Security researchers inspecting a new update to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP found two software flaws that could allow virus writers and malicious hackers to sidestep new security features in the operating system.
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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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Although Linux may be shipping on a growing number of PCs sold in the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, about 80% of PCs shipped with the open source operating system this year will eventually run pirated versions of Windows
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&quot;The security and virus argument for Linux and against Windows is real, but in many, though not all, aspects, that&#39;s a reflection of how much more widely Windows is deployed,&quot; said Gordon Haff, Illuminata senior analyst.
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Well, if you haven&#39;t patched your PC yet, now is the time. A sample program hit the Internet on Wednesday, showing by example how malicious coders could compromise Windows computers by using a flaw in the
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Antivirus company Symantec is warning its customers about a number of critical holes in Microsoft&#39;s Windows operating system. The holes, which surfaced late last week, could make Windows systems vulnerable to compromise by remote attackers.
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Unpatched Windows machines are vulnerable to latest adware attack
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Networked multifunction devices share PC vulnerabilities to worms, hackers.