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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.

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

January 2010

Jan 25, 2010 - Google - Chrome Browser 4.0.249.78: updated to add features, fix bugs, and fix security vulnerabilities. [get it...].

Jan 21, 2010 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 7, 8; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: cumulative security update that fixes 8 new vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Jan 19, 2010 - Apple - OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard): Update for 12 security vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Jan 12, 2010 - Adobe - Acrobat 9.3; Acrobat Reader 9.3: fixes for 8 vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Jan 12, 2010 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

December 2009

Dec 15, 2009 - Mozilla Corporation - Firefox Browser 3.0.x: 3.0.16 issued to fix bugs and 5 security vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Dec 15, 2009 - Mozilla Corporation - Firefox Browser 3.5.x: 3.5.6 issued to fix bugs and 7 security vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Dec 15, 2009 - Seamonkey Council - Seamonkey Browser Suite: 2.0.1 issued to fix bugs and 7 security vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Dec 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Project 2000, 2002, 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Dec 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Office XP, 2003; Office Converter Pack; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003; Works 8.5: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Dec 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 7, 8; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: cumulative security update that fixes 5 new vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Dec 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Dec 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows Server 2003, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Dec 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003: fix for denial of service vulnerability. [get it...]

Dec 5, 2009 - Mozilla Corporation - Camino Browser: 2.0.1 issued to fix bugs and security vulnerabilities. [get it...]

November 2009

Nov 23, 2009 - Opera Software - Opera Browser Suite: 10.10 issued to add features, fix bugs, and fix 3 security issues. [get it...].

Nov 11, 2009 - Apple - Safari Browser: upgrade to 4.0.4 fixes bugs and 7 vulnerabilities. [get it...].

Nov 10, 2009 - Microsoft - Office XP, 2003; Office for Mac 2004, 2008; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Word Viewer: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Nov 10, 2009 - Microsoft - Excel Viewer; Office XP, 2003, 2007; Office Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats; Office for Mac 2004, 2008; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Nov 10, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Server 2008: fix for denial of service vulnerability. [get it...]

Nov 10, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Nov 10, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Nov 10, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

October 2009

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Office XP, 2003, 2007; Office Visio Viewer 2007; Visio Viewer 2002, 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: fix for denial of service vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for elevation of privilege vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: fix for spoofing vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: cummulative security update of activeX kill bits. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer 5.01, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0; Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7: cummulative security update that fixes 4 new vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Oct 13, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

September 2009

Sep 9, 2009 - Apple - QuickTime 7: 7.6.4 issued to fix 4 vulnerabilities. [get it...]

Sep 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Sep 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Sep 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Sep 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

Sep 8, 2009 - Microsoft - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008: fix for remote code execution vulnerability. [get it...]

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