The software giant’s chief operating officer says he is pleased with SP1’s progress, despite it breaking some third-party programs. Microsoft’s chief operating officer has dismissed concerns that an update to its flagship Windows Vista operating system is incompatible with a number of applications. Speaking at the CeBit…
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The company retracted a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after customers complained of problems. Microsoft has stopped automatically distributing a prerequisite piece of software for Vista Service Pack 1, following customer complaints that it had caused system problems. Servicing stack update KB937287, released last…
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For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S. European spam networks have pumped out more unsolicited e-mail than those in the U.S. for the third month in a row, according to security vendor Symantec. Symantec…
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Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers. Security company Symantec has warned of an attack involving the subversion of routers. The security company said this was the first time it had seen such an attack “in the…
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Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S. A cyberattack has caused a power blackout in multiple cities outside the United States, the CIA has warned. The SANS Institute, a computer-security training body, reported the CIA’s disclosure…
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