Ryan Naraine

Faced with a new kind of browser war, Microsoft has kick-started renewed development around its flagship Internet Explorer (IE), prompting speculation that IE 7.0 could be coming down the pike. With online security fears pushing users away from IE, the software giant has stepped up its effort to restore users’ faith in the browser. It […]

Microsoft’s MSN unit has beefed up its Internet offerings by rolling out a Web-based version of its popular instant messenger and a blogging service in Japan. Basking in the glow of a second successive profitable quarter, MSN announced the launch of MSN Web Messenger beta in five major markets and a blog publishing service in […]

Alternative Web browser firm Opera Software has issued a fix for its flagship Opera browser after a security research firm reported a potentially dangerous security bug. Opera rolled out a new version (7.54) and confirmed that users of previous versions were at risk of computer hijack. GreyMagic, the research outfit that discovered the vulnerabilities, said […]

The U.S. government’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert for multiple vulnerabilities in libpng, the popular reference library that supports the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format. The most serious of the vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system, CERT warned. Application developers who use […]

With the threat of malicious intrusion escalating, the open source Mozilla Foundation is putting a price tag on the discovery of critical security flaws in its browser projects. With financial backing from Linux vendor Linspire (formerly Lindows and South African venture capitalist Mark Shuttleworth, Mozilla has launched the “Mozilla Security Bug Bounty Program” to dole […]

Microsoft’s flagship customer relationship management (CRM 1.2) software will not work properly on systems running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The software giant made the disclosure in a note posted on its Download Center and warned that installing the security-centric XP SP2 will cause disruptions for mid-market CRM users. The service pack, which is slated […]

Security researchers have discovered a “highly critical” security hole in the Netscape and Mozilla browsers that puts users at risk of computer takeover. According to an advisory from iDefense, the vulnerability is caused by an integer overflow within the SOAPParameter object’s constructor. SOAPParameter objects handle support for SOAP , the XML-based messaging protocol that defines […]

Microsoft has released a three-in-one virus removal tool to help users clean up from the recent Mydoom, Zindos and Doomjuice worm attacks. The clean-up tool, released as a 120 kilobyte download, has been programmed to identify and zap the Mydoom.A, Mydoom.B, Mydoom.E, Mydoom.F, Mydoom.G, Mydoom.J, Mydoom.L, Mydoom.O, Zindos.A, Doomjuice.A and Doomjuice.B worms. Once the tool […]

As promised, Microsoft has released a monster patch to secure its flagship Internet Explorer (IE) browser from takeover attacks. The software giant’s out-of-cycle MS04-025 advisory included fixes for several “critical” bugs that have already lead to code execution attacks. That cumulative patch, which replaces the MS04-004 bulletin, provides a comprehensive fix to the core vulnerability […]

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Check Point’s virtual private network (VPN) products could put users at risk of network takeover, the company warned in an advisory. Check Point, which provides perimeter security software for corporate networks, confirmed the existence of the flaw in the way its VPN products handle the connection between the server and […]

UPDATED: The bad blood between digital media rivals Apple Computer and RealNetworks has reached a boiling point. Just days after RealNetworks launched a new digital rights management translation technology that would allow the secure transfer of purchased music to Apple’s wildly popular iPod, the device maker fired back. “We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted […]

Microsoft plans to release an out-of-cycle security patch next week to fix a software flaw that led to the sophisticated Download.Ject malware attack, company officials disclosed on Wednesday. The company will release the patch, which is currently being tested, next week as a “critical” security update to provide a “long-term solution to the core vulnerability” […]