Hackers Focus Efforts on Firefox, Safari

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Many people are switching from Internet Explorer to alternative browsers such as Firefox and Safari. Though that might make them feel more secure, the shift has also opened new doors for bad guys. Case in point: We have no IE bugs to report this month, but both Firefox and Safari have ...

Windows XP Service Pack 3 RTM Screenshots

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to manufacturing today: Check out the first XP SP3 RTM screenshots! Click here for the screenshots...

Hacker releases working GDI-bug attack code

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Security researchers on Monday spotted malicious code that triggers a critical vulnerability in the Chinese version of Windows 2000, and warned users of other editions to expect attacks. Symantec confirmed that the proof-of-concept code publicly posted to the milw0rm.com site earlier in the day successfully attacks Chinese editions of Windows 2000 ...

Windows XP SP3 Release Dates

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

With Service Pack 3 for Windows XP just over the horizon, we've managed to get our hands on the internal schedule for the release of the highly anticipated update to the aging operating system. As you can see in the list below, most of the stages will occur before the ...

Microsoft To Release XP SP3 Next Week

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Now that Windows Vista service pack 1 has been released, all eyes have shifted to Microsoft's plans for Windows XP service pack 3, the final package of updates for the trusty OS. And, according to at least one source, Microsoft will roll out XP SP3 next Monday. As of Wednesday ...