Symantec Corp., manufacturer of the popular Norton series of antivirus products, yesterday warned customers of a multiple critical holes in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system. The security holes make the Windows systems vulnerable to remote attack.
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Users Warned of Multiple Windows Security Vulnerabilities
Posted by geeknews at 12:03 PM on December 24, 2004Tags: buffer, bugtraq, Crackers, cracking, critical, Hackers, hacking, holes, internet, loadimage, memory, Microsoft, microsoft windows, overflow, Security, symantec, vulnerabilities, Windows, winhlp32.exe
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Nittany Lions Roar at Microsoft Internet Explorer
Posted by geeknews at 11:10 PM on December 11, 2004Pennsylvania State University now urges all students to stop using Microsoft Internet Explorer and use an alternative web browser, such as Firefox, Opera, or Safari. This week the university, famous for its Nittany Lion mascot and graduates who seem to never forget their alma mater, took serious notice of the security issues caused by Microsoft’s flagship web browser and took the public step of recommending students use an alternative.
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