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Some companies — notably Microsoft — publish much more information about problems. This is not because their products are more prone to problems: it is because these companies make more products, or make a stronger effort to fix problems and inform customers.

Some companies don't release security fixes for old but widely used products: e.g. Microsoft doesn't support Windows 98. Users are advised to upgrade to newer products, but many new products can't run on old PCs: such PCs will become increasingly vulnerable as time goes on.

For virus news see the Symantec Security Response Center or the Microsoft Virus Alert Center

Here are recent security fixes and tools to deal with security fixes:

May 2008

May 1, 2008 - Mozilla Corporation - Thunderbird 2 Emailer / Newsreader: 2.0.0.14 issued to fix bugs and 2 security vulnerabilities. [get it...]

April 2008

Apr 17, 2008 - Mozilla Corporation - Camino Browser: 1.6 issued to improve Camino and fix vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Apr 16, 2008 - Apple - Safari 3: 3.1.1 issued to fix 4 vulnerabilities. [get it...].

Apr 16, 2008 - Mozilla Corporation - Firefox Browser: 2.0.0.14 issued to fix a vulnerability. [get it...]

Apr 8, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for elevation of privilege vulnerability. [get it...].

Apr 8, 2008 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer 5.01, 6.0, 7.0; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: cummulative security update for Internet Explorer. [get it...].

Apr 8, 2008 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer 5.01, 6.0; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Apr 8, 2008 - Microsoft - JScript 5.1, 5.6; VBScript 5.1, 5.6; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Apr 8, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Apr 8, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista: fix for DNS spoofing vulnerability. [get it...].

Apr 8, 2008 - Microsoft - Office XP, 2003, 2007; Visio 2002, 2003, 2007: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Apr 3, 2008 - Opera Software - Opera Browser Suite: 9.27 issued to fix bugs and 3 vulnerabilities. [get it...].

Apr 2, 2008 - Apple - QuickTime: 7.4.5 issued to fix many security vulnerabilities. [get it...].

March 2008

Mar 26, 2008 - Seamonkey Council - Seamonkey Browser Suite: 1.1.9 issued to fix security vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Mar 18, 2008 - Apple - OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard): fixes for many vulnerabilities. [get it...].

Mar 11, 2008 - Microsoft - BizTalk Server 2000 and 2002; Commerce Server 2000; ISA Server 2000; Office 2000 and XP; Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Mar 11, 2008 - Microsoft - Excel Viewer 2003; Office 2000, XP, and 2003; Office 2004 for OS X: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Mar 11, 2008 - Microsoft - Office 2000, XP, 2003, and 2007; Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Mar 11, 2008 - Microsoft - Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007; Excel Viewer 2003; Office 2000, XP, 2003, and 2007; Office 2004 and 2008 for OS X; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

February 2008

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Office 2000, XP, and 2003; Office 2004 // Mac: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Office 2000, XP, and 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Office 2003; Works 8.0; Works Suite 2005: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer 5.01, 6.0, and 7.0: cummulative security update. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Office 2000, XP, and 2003; Word Viewer: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Office 2004 // Mac; Visual Basic 6.0; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows XP, Server 2003, and Vista: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista: fix for elevation of privilege vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows Vista: fix for denial of service vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 12, 2008 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003: fix for denial of service vulnerability. [get it...].

Feb 5, 2008 - Adobe - (Acrobat) Reader: 8.1.2 issued to fix stack overflow vulnerability. [get it...].

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