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Windows Consolidation 101: Reducing Storage TCO
White Paper Download this Webcast presented by Quest Software and META Group for a blueprint to easily control your network data and quickly realize cost savings. When you think about getting leaner and optimizing your Windows file and print servers, many... [03 Jul 2008]
Inside the Windows Meta File Format
White Paper The Windows Meta File (WMF) format has received a lot of attention over recent weeks. Machines running Windows XP are vulnerable without user interaction, because XP has a default handler for WMFs that can be launched from within Internet Explorer... [15 Dec 2006]
Security group issues emergency IE patch
News In January, an outside patch was created for a vulnerability in the way Windows renders Windows Meta File images, and in March, two security companies issued patches for a bug related to how IE handled certain tags in web pages. [25 Sep 2006]
Vista already on the Redmond patch treadmill
News The patch fixed a flaw in the way the operating system's Graphics Rendering Engine processes Windows Meta File images. That flaw, MS06-040, affects file and printer sharing and has already been exploited in low-risk worm attacks. [18 Aug 2006]
Trojan nasties raid passwords
News The attackers attempt to place the Trojan on a computer using an exploit for the Windows Meta File flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer, according to a Symantec advisory. The malicious software spreads via the Alcra worm, which directs infected... [27 Mar 2006]
'New Windows security concerns in the wild', says Microsoft
News It is related to how aging versions of Internet Explorer handle malformed Windows Meta File images on the Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 2000 operating systems. Microsoft has warned of two security issues that could put some Windows users... [08 Feb 2006]
Russian hackers sold WMF exploit for $4k
News Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code responsible for the Windows Meta File (WMF) attacks last December for $4,000, according to security company Kaspersky Labs. As the vulnerability was present in all versions of Windows... [03 Feb 2006]
Microsoft issues flaw fixes for Outlook and Windows
News That bug, related to the way the operating system renders Windows Meta File images, is being used in exploits, experts have said. Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for two "critical" security flaws, one in Windows and another in the Outlook email... [11 Jan 2006]
Microsoft to hunt 'new species' of bugs
News The critical flaw in the way Windows Meta File (WMF) images are handled, is different to any security vulnerability the software maker has dealt with in the past, according to Kevin Kean and Debby Fry Wilson, directors in Microsoft's Security... [10 Jan 2006]
Two new WMF flaws emerge
News Just days after Microsoft rushed out a patch to fix a critical Windows flaw related to the processing of Windows Meta File (WMF) images, two more problems with the component were flagged. Explorer runs the Windows user interface, including the... [10 Jan 2006]
Microsoft gets ahead of itself with WMF patch
News Security bulletin MS06-001, originally scheduled for Tuesday, is the first security bulletin of this year and fixes a vulnerability in the way Windows renders Windows Meta File (WMF) images. The company previously said an attack could only occur if... [06 Jan 2006]
Windows flaw could hit enterprise systems
News Analyst Gartner is warning that a flaw in Windows Meta File (WMF) code in Windows could be a risk to "many" enterprise IT systems, and not just those that directly use the affected process. The analyst group added: "Mitigating this vulnerability... [04 Jan 2006]
Windows flaw spawns flurry of attacks
News A flaw in Microsoft's Windows Meta File (WMF) has spawned dozens of attacks since its discovery last week, security experts warned on Tuesday. The vulnerability can be easily exploited in Windows XP with Service Pack 1 and 2, as well as Windows... [04 Jan 2006]
Light in the Data Chaos
White Paper The Windows XP successor, Longhorn, is advertised to contain a new file system, WinFS, that indexes all files on the hard drive using Meta-Tags and, therefore, saves the user time when searching. Neither the file name nor the generation date is... [29 Sep 2005]
Microsoft fixes 20 Windows flaws
News Another flaw in the Windows Meta File image format could allow an attacker to create a digital picture file that could take control of a Windows NT, 2000 or XP computer. Another flaw affects a common file used by Internet Explorer, Outlook and... [14 Apr 2004]
