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• Security Firm Retracts 'Black Screen' Claims, Apologizes to Microsoft Prevx, the U.K. security company that started a firestorm after claiming recent Windows security updates caused a widespread "black screen" lock-out of users'...
• Google Chrome Browser: Mac Beta Almost Ready Only eight bugs block beta, but several features will be AWOL.
• Bugs & Fixes: Firefox Squashes a Buggy Microsoft Plug-In Plus: A massive Microsoft patch batch, and fixes for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
• Critical Zero-Day Flaw Opens Holes in IE 6 and 7 A newly discovered security hole in IE 6 and 7 allows for attacks against either browser.
• Windows 7 Flaw Confirmed Microsoft has confirmed the first Windws 7 zero-day vulnerability and promises patch.
• Protect Your PCs from Windows 7's Zero-Day Exploit A new zero-day bug has hit Windows 7. Here's how to keep it from harming your PCs.
• Web Site Security Holes Make Case for Protection The prevalence of vulnerabilities in scanned Web sites show why you can't just watch where you surf and be safe online.
• SSL Hole Cracks Open Secured Web Traffic A newly disclosed security vulnerability allows for breaking into any protected SSL traffic, including HTTPS.
• Fix Old Flaws to Stop New Attacks Making sure you've fixed these old security holes will go a long way towards keeping your PC safe from current attacks.
• Firefox 3.6 Beta Boosts Speed, Adds Features The long-awaited update to the Firefox browser arrives -- but it's definitely still a beta release.
• Microsoft Cleans up Bugs After Biggest Patch Release After releasing its largest-ever group of security patches two weeks ago, Microsoft has done a little cleaning up.
• Mozilla Blocks Microsoft's Buggy Firefox Plugin Citing security concerns, Mozilla is blocking a Microsoft .Net Firefox pugin that was silently installed on PCs earlier this year.
• Update: Snow Leopard Bug is a Doozy -- How Did Apple Miss It? Apple users get a taste of hiccups, bugs, and data loss PC users know all too well.
• Bugs and Fixes: File-Sharing Vulnerability Hits Vista Plus: Pick up patches for ActiveX controls, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, as well as Mac OS X 10.5.8 security fixes.
• Bug Testers Prefer Google to Bing Microsoft's search engine still manages to pleasantly surprise some new users, though.
• Windows File-Sharing Zero-Day Allows for PC Takeover According to a new security advisory from Microsoft, an SMB bug that can be targeted to cause a crash can also be used to take control of a vulnerable PC.
• Microsoft Patches Critical MP3 Flaw Potential attacks from poisoned Web pages or from over the network are also addressed by Redmond's monthly patch batch.
• Apple Patch Fixes Java Bugs -- Leopard Users Vulnerable The update syncs Mac OS X 10.5 with Sun's early August fixes, but remains an update behind; Snow Leopard is in the same boat.
• Microsoft IIS Servers Vulnerable to FTP Attack Windows admins and IT types should watch out for a serious new zero-day involving the FTP service in Microsoft Internet Information Services.
• Microsoft Promises Patch for Critical Web Server Bug Microsoft yesterday said it is working on a patch for a bug in its popular Web server software, but it's unlikely the company will field a fix fast enough to...
• Microsoft Investigates IIS Web Server Bug Redmond adds that it has yet to see evidence of real-world attacks, but hints it might create a patch for the problem.
• Google Chrome Updates with Security Fixes The 2.0.172.43 browser update closes high-priority security holes involving Javascript and XML.
• Bugs and Fixes: A Rare Emergency Fix From Microsoft Problems with ActiveX controls prompt an out-of-cycle patch. Plus: Zero-day attacks on several Adobe apps, and an update to Firefox.
• ActiveX Overhaul in Microsoft Patch Batch Today's monthly batch of fixes shores up critical flaws for just about all Windows users, including some that are already under attack.
• Chrome Wants to Steal All of Your PC's RAM Analysis: The latest build gobbles up over a half-gigabyte of RAM while rendering a selection of popular media and technology Web sites.