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This is the second “critical” out-of-band patch issued in as many months. It’s all Internet Explorer’s fault — again. Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band patch for a “critical”-rated security vulnerability, affecting all supported versions of Windows. The software giant said in an advisory Tuesday that users visiting a specially-crafted website […]

CVE-2015-2502 Microsoft issues emergency patch for all versions of Windows

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Update flawed, new one needed for countless gadgets Google’s security update to fix the Stagefright vulnerability in millions of Android smartphones is buggy – and a new patch is needed. The Stagefright flaw is named after a component within the Android operating system that, among other things, processes incoming text […]

Androids still vulnerable, even after Google patch

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Days after a security flaw in Android’s media playback system Stagefright was publicly revealed, threatening nearly a billion Android devices, another wide-reaching security flaw could be used to make a victim’s Android device completely unresponsive. According to security firm Trend Micro, which publicly disclosed info about the vulnerability Wednesday, the […]

Security flaw can render an Android device temporarily useless

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Security researchers published limited details about four unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer because Microsoft has not moved quickly enough to fix them. The flaws could potentially be exploited to execute malicious code on computers when users visit compromised websites or open specially crafted documents. They were reported through Hewlett-Packard’s Zero […]

Unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer

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uTorrent is a firm favorite when it comes to BitTorrent clients, making its money through in-app ads and bundled software offered during installation. But it seems that this software may be causing some problems for uTorrent, which is now being flagged as ‘harmful’ by association. As TorrentFreak reports, uTorrent is […]

uTorrent is being blocked by Google Chrome and anti-virus vendors

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