Older Windows OSes At Risk Of F1 Key Vulnerability

Microsoft has issued a warning about a bug in Windows that could leave all versions of the OS vulnerable to nefarious exploits. The flaw in Windows' handling of some MHTML routines could allow a remote attacker to gain access to...

Apple has patched a bug in QuickTime several weeks after it was first reported.The Cupertino-based iPhone maker has released an updated version of its QuickTime to patch a vulnerability labelled as 'critical', along with a zero...

Microsoft has launched an investigation into a critical vulnerability discovered in the Windows kernel driver.The vulnerability could allow a hacker to run malicious code on the system in the kernel mode.According to Computer...

An insecurity researcher from Tel Aviv who goes by the nickname "arkon", has uncovered a heap overflow vulnerability lurking in the Windows kernel. Arkon, whose real name is Gil Dabah, posted a proof-of-concept to...

Microsoft has released a workaround for Windows XP users affected by a critical vulnerability that has already been exploited by hackers in the wild.The vulnerability relates to a bug in the Windows Help and Support Centre, and...

The recent Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center vulnerability outed by a Google engineer is being exploited in the wild. A compromised website has been found that uses the exploit to drop a Trojan horse onto unsuspecting...

An insecurity expert has has discovered  a vulnerability in older versions of Windows which pesky attackers could exploit to take over control of your PC. Somewhat ironically, the vulnerability afflicts the Help and...

Microsoft has confessed to a three-year old critical vulnerability affecting Windows XP that has yet to be fixed.  Proof-of-concept attack code has already been posted on a Polish security web site, but Microsoft said...

Microsoft has announced that the company will be investigating the Blue Screen of Death problem which has affected several PCs after users downloaded and installed a Patch Tuesday security bulletin issued by the...

It seems that Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of the year will be a small one as the Redmond-based company plans to release a fix for just one critical vulnerability affecting Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and...

Laurence Gaffié, a security researcher, has discovered a weakness in Windows 7 and published all the relevant details on the full disclosure mailing list archives at Insecure.org.The bug has been recognised by Microsoft...

In its traditional Patch Tuesday for the month of August, Microsoft will reportedly release security patches for as many as five critical security vulnerabilities plaguing Windows and its other software suites. The critical...

Setting a busy week ahead for IT administrators and managers, Microsoft in its traditional Patch Tuesday cycle released security patches for a record number of vulnerabilities, addressing 31 security issues in its Windows...

Microsoft has issued a security advisory to notify users about an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft DirectX which is being exploited by hackers to perform remote code execution on victims' computers.  In a Security...

Microsoft will be launching a bunch of updates for its Office application suite and Internet Explorer in a few hours' time; eight patches issued by the software giant will be addressing 23 vulnerabilities. Of the eight security...