Microsoft Releases 'Fix It' for DLL Hole
The company moves to help thwart attacks that can seize control of users' systems by taking advantage of shoddy programming practices.
The company moves to help thwart attacks that can seize control of users' systems by taking advantage of shoddy programming practices.
The Linux kernel has potentially been at risk from a flaw since 2003, according to a new finding from security researcher Invisible Things Lab.
A European security firm started out to warn Apple that iTunes for Windows had a critical fault, but now another security sleuth says it affects dozens of other programs, as well.
One of Tuesday's patches could protect users from hackers trying to steal a user's identity and gain control of his or her system.
Security experts warn PC support personnel to plan ahead for one of Microsoft's biggest bug smashes ever, releasing a total of 14 patches that secure 34 vulnerabilities.
After a serious security flaw in its Acrobat and Reader applications surfaced at last week's Black Hat security conference, Adobe wants users to know it's rushing out a fix.
The company plans to fix a total of 14 threats in this month's security patch release.
IT admins get a fix to protect against malware attacks using specially crafted .LNK files that can break into all versions of Windows.
With attacks already underway, Microsoft rushes out a patch for a vulnerability in how Windows processes shortcuts to local files.
With the release of Firefox 3.6.8, Mozilla is fixing only one security flaw omitted from last week's release, while work progresses on Firefox 4.
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