Content Tagged ‘Windows XP’

Microsoft Issues 6 Updates To Windows

December 8, 2009 - Microsoft has issued 6 updates, 3 of which are rated critical, to address a total of 11 (or 12, depending on how you count them) vulnerabilities in components of Windows and (continue reading...) Read more

Adobe Schedules Security Update For Illustrator

December 7, 2009 - Right on the schedule they set, Adobe has issued a security advisory on the recently-reported vulnerability in Illustrator. The only real news beyond what was previously reported is that the vulnerability (continue reading...) Read more

Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Client and Windows XP SP2 Support Ends July 2010

December 7, 2009 - We've written about it before and now Microsoft's reminding us: This coming July Microsoft will end support for Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Client and Windows XP SP2. Gold code for (continue reading...) Read more

Microsoft Study Shows Counterfeit Software Often Full of Malware

December 7, 2009 - The number of customers who unknowingly purchased counterfeit Microsoft products has ballooned over the last 2 years, according to the company. Over 150,000 such reports were received in that time, and (continue reading...) Read more

Adobe Updates on Illustrator Issue

December 5, 2009 - Adobe has acknowledged once again a vulnerability disclosed in Illustrator. Their initial acknowledgement of it was a quickie and they hadn't had much time to study the attack. Now they state (continue reading...) Read more

Phishing For QuickBooks Users, Or Is It Malware?

December 5, 2009 - Intuit has warned that a phishing e-mail targeting QuickBooks users is circulating. The real Intuit alert describes and quotes a fake Intuit alert sent out by e-mail. The fake alert says that (continue reading...) Read more

New Passware Can Crack PGP and BitLocker-Protected Systems

December 3, 2009 - Cracking passwords is often much easier than users think, even if the passwords they use are strong. For years Passware has shipped products which can break past the protection of passwords in (continue reading...) Read more

Adobe to Update Flash and Air Next Tuesday [Updated]

December 3, 2009 - As part of their semi-regular Patch Tuesdays, Adobe will release updates next Tuesday for Flash and Air. Versions 10.0.32.18 and earlier of Flash are affected, as are versions 1.5.2 and earlier (continue reading...) Read more

6 Security Bulletins, 3 Critical, From Microsoft Next Tuesday

December 3, 2009 - Next Tuesday, December 8, Microsoft will release 6 security bulletins and software updates to address the vulnerabilities described in them. 3 of the bulletins have a maximum rating of critical and (continue reading...) Read more

Microsoft Officially Denies Updates Responsible for KSOD

December 1, 2009 - In the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog the company states that neither their updates nor the Malicious Software Removal Tool are responsible for the recent reports of "Black Screen of Death" (continue reading...) Read more

KSOD or Black screen of Death: Old Symptom, New Cases

December 1, 2009 - The "Black Screen of Death" problem we described recently has been eliciting panicked coverage on parts of the Internet and some confusion over how widespread it is. Our impression is that (continue reading...) Read more

Latest Windows Updates Black-Screen Users Running Prevx

November 30, 2009 - Security vendor Prevx is offering a patch for a debilitating bug introduced on their users' systems by the latest updates to Windows XP and Vista. The latest updates cause the system not (continue reading...) Read more

Hackers Exploit Tiger Woods Car Accident to Spread Malware

November 30, 2009 - Unless you've been in a cave or working or something like that, you know that famed golfer Tiger Woods was in a car accident recently. News outlets, respectable and otherwise, have (continue reading...) Read more

The Other Patch Tuesday is the Fourth

November 25, 2009 - Everyone knows about Patch Tuesday on the second Tuesday of the month, but it's less-known that Microsoft regularly releases non-security updates on the 4th Tuesday of the month. You might have noticed (continue reading...) Read more

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