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Microsoft details Vista search tweaks

News The search changes mean that, "in addition to the numerous ways a user could access a third-party search solution in Windows Vista, they can now get to their preferred search results from additional entry points in the Start Menu and Explorer... [13 Sep 2007]

Microsoft's Vista search plans get the nod

News While criticising Microsoft for its implementation of its existing antitrust accord, regulators appear satisfied with the software maker's plans for Windows Vista, including a new search box that is part of Internet Explorer 7. [15 May 2006]

Microsoft unleashes IE 7 "preview"

News Microsoft took the wraps off Internet Explorer 7 on Tuesday, releasing the new "preview" version of its web browser to the general public for testing. Margaret Cobb, group product manager for Internet Explorer at Microsoft, said: "The big update is... [01 Feb 2006]

Microsoft fixes smorgasbord of IE flaws

News Microsoft on Tuesday provided a fix for a "critical" security flaw in Windows that is being exploited in online attacks against Internet Explorer users. The update also plugs three other security holes in Internet Explorer. [14 Dec 2005]

Attack code for old Firefox bug hits the net

News In other browser news, Microsoft on Tuesday released a patch that fixes four vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The flaw lies in the way the browser handles mouse clicks in new windows and in how it displays a dialogue box for downloads... [14 Dec 2005]

Pop-up phishing flaw hits browser security

News According to Secunia, the latest versions of Camino, iCab, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer for Mac, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are all vulnerable. Secunia said: "The problem is that JavaScript dialogue boxes do not display or include... [23 Jun 2005]

Microsoft plans 'black box' for Windows

News If they want total information, they could configure systems so that they know not only that a user was running Internet Explorer, for example, but also that he or she was watching a video from ESPN.com at the time of the crash. [26 Apr 2005]

Firefox flaw found

News David Emm, a senior technology consultant at antivirus company Kaspersky Labs, said it is unlikely that phishers will take advantage of this exploit in Firefox because Microsoft's Internet Explorer still dominates the browser market. [06 Jan 2005]

MSN takes desktop battle back to Google

News The MSN Toolbar Suite, which is free, includes an updated version of a toolbar plug-in for Internet Explorer and new toolbars for Windows Explorer, Outlook and the MSN Deskbar. The company has already added a web search box to the 7.0 version of... [14 Dec 2004]

Adverts? Don't even bother, say Firefox users

News Firefox users are significantly less likely to click on website adverts than Microsoft Internet Explorer users, a German advertising technology firm said last week. David Hallowell, a Mozilla contributor, said this trend could be because non... [07 Dec 2004]

Flaws in XP SP2, Mozilla, Konquerer... you name it...

News The company released information on two common security issues with the tabbed browsing feature found in several flavours of the Mozilla Foundation's browsers, the Opera browser, the Konqueror browser for Linux and two third-party plug-ins that... [21 Oct 2004]

Google squares up to Microsoft

News The software then scans the hard drive in the background to index the full text of Word, Outlook email, Excel files, text files, AOL chat logs, and saved web pages from Internet Explorer -- a process that typically takes between five and six hours. [14 Oct 2004]

5 years ago...Microsoft hurt by 'cut-and-paste' video evidence

News The video demonstration was meant to prove that Windows' performance is inhibited when the Internet Explorer browser is removed from the operating system. But as senior Microsoft executive, James Allchin watched from the witness box, the video... [04 Feb 2004]

Virus warning: Swen appears to be security update

News It uses a vulnerability in Internet Explorer to execute directly from an email message, according to F-Secure. If the user clicks "Yes" the worm shows a fake installation dialogue box, but also installs invisibly if the "No" button is pressed. [19 Sep 2003]

Microsoft to bundle own anti-virus protection?

News If you look at the recent Internet Explorer bug it was critical for Windows 2000 and XP but only moderate for Windows Server 2003. Because of the default installation out of the box it did not trust web sites out of its own intranet zone and so it... [02 Jul 2003]

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