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Viral marketing or virus spreading?

Viral marketing or virus spreading?

News Internet security companies are warning about devious marketing tactics that have virus-like effects, but aren't actually viruses.

Wednesday, July 16 2003 09:30 AM


Windows glitches to get fixes

Windows glitches to get fixes

Insight Microsoft plans to fix bumper crop of flaws--including critical Windows problem--in scheduled monthly update.

Friday, February 04 2005 09:21 AM

Tags: windows alerts


Microsoft warns of email vulnerability

Microsoft warns of email vulnerability

News The software maker alerts customers to a flaw in an ActiveX control within its Outlook email software that could let an intruder delete mail or change calendar information.

Saturday, July 14 2001 12:05 AM


DirectX targeted in Microsoft security updates

News Microsoft Patch Tuesday preview shows that one of six security updates slated for next week will target critical hole in DirectX.

Friday, July 10 2009 08:47 AM

Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows, Web sites, Security, ActiveX Control, DirectX, Microsoft Virtual PC, Video, Microsoft Windows, Security Update


Microsoft warns of hole in Video ActiveX control

News Vendor says limited attacks exploit a hole in ActiveX control, a component of Windows Media Center used for recording and playing television video.

Tuesday, July 07 2009 08:24 AM

Tags: Security applications/tools, App servers, Windows XP, Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Apple QuickTime, Security, ActiveX Control, DirectX, Knowledge Base


Microsoft plugs critical DirectShow, Video ActiveX holes

News Latest Patch Tuesday updates plug nine holes in Windows, Office, ISA, Virtual PC and Virtual Server, including several holes that have been targeted in attacks.

Wednesday, July 15 2009 09:34 AM

Tags: Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Windows, Security, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Virtual PC, Vulnerability, Internet Security, Video, Microsoft Windows


US-CERT warns of SAP vulnerability

News The flaw in the graphical user interface for SAP ERP, reported by U.S.-CERT, has been labeled "highly critical" by Secunia.

Wednesday, November 12 2008 07:46 AM

Tags: Business applications, Security, SAP AG, GUI, ActiveX Control, Vulnerability, IT Professional, ERP, Flaw, Secunia


Microsoft probing ActiveX attacks targeting Access feature

News Vulnerability in ActiveX control for feature in Microsoft Access is being used for targeted but limited attacks, Microsoft says.

Tuesday, July 08 2008 07:43 AM

Tags: Security, Business applications, Microsoft Corp., ActiveX Control, Attack, Microsoft Windows Server, IM, Microsoft Internet Explorer, trusted site, Microsoft Office


Adobe fixes flaws in Flash Player, ColdFusion

News The software firm has issued patches for critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, and hot fixes for affected ColdFusion products.

Monday, November 10 2008 09:45 AM

Tags: Security, Business applications, Macromedia Flash Player, Allaire ColdFusion, ActiveX Control, Flaw, Web Application, Server, software, Adobe Systems Inc.


What Windows 7 means to security admins

Techguide Windows expert Greg Shultz reviews the most significant differences in Windows 7 that will affect the role of security administrators, including changes to UAC, the new AppLocker, and BitLocker To Go.

Monday, November 16 2009 03:51 AM

Tags: Security, Data security, PC security, Windows 7, AppLocker, NTLM Authentication Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Vista


Microsoft warns of attacks on new ActiveX hole

News IE users warned about new ActiveX vulnerability, affecting Office XP, 2003, and ISA Server 2004 and 2006, that could allow an attacker to take control of the PC.

Tuesday, July 14 2009 11:06 AM

Tags: Hacking, Security, Hole, ActiveX Control, Internet Security, Attack, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, malicious web site, blog posting


Microsoft offers patches to ward off ActiveX attacks

News In rare out-of-cycle security update, Microsoft fixes hole that put IE users at risk of attacks via ActiveX and other controls.

Wednesday, July 29 2009 09:48 AM

Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security, Vulnerability, Attack, Web Application, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management, researcher, Microsoft Visual Studio


Yahoo releases critical security patch for IM

News Patch for Messenger addresses zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls.

Monday, June 11 2007 03:14 AM

Tags: PC security, Data security, Security


Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch

News Critical patch issued earlier this month fails to resolve all of the security issues surrounding the HTML Help ActiveX control in Windows.

Tuesday, January 25 2005 09:43 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows


Yahoo IM affected by ActiveX vulnerabilities

News Three different ActiveX vulnerabilities affect Yahoo Instant Messenger version 3.5, and Yahoo Messenger versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5.

Tuesday, February 05 2008 10:44 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Security


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Reviewing scheduled task inventory for Windows Server 2008 R2

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Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.


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