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| Microsoft Plugs Fresh Round of Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Holes |  | On July 8, 2008, Microsoft released a total of four security bulletins plugging soles in both its Windows operating systems as well as in its Server solutions. Even the latest versions of the supported Windows clients, namely Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Window XP Service Pack 3 are affected. However, the Redmond giant labeled all the patches issued in July with a maximum severity rating of Important, and a scale where the highest risk ... [read more >>] | | 09 July 2008, 07:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Round of Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Vulnerabilities |  | Microsoft is cooking patches for a new round of vulnerabilities impacting its Windows client and operating systems and Server software, including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. The Redmond company is preparing no less than four security bulletins for release on July 8, 2008, two of them dealing with security flaws in Windows platforms and the remaining two in SQL and Exchange. However, since the relea ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 10:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox and Opera Fix Vulnerabilities |  | Although the world's attention is focused on Firefox 3, the Mozilla team has not forgotten about the Internet users out there who still have the 2.0 version installed on their systems. At the beginning of July Mozilla's Firefox 2.0.015 was launched addressing a dozen security ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 06:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Chessmaster 9000 Is Now a Universal Binary |  | Feral Interactive has released a Universal Patch for players of its Chessmaster 9000 game for Mac. Up until this point, only owners of a PowerPC-based machine could run the game. Thanks to this patch, Intel Mac owners can also play Feral's chess game, while the system requirements now ask f ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| First Patch for NeoOffice 2.2.4 Out |  | NeoOffice users who've recently updated to version 2.2.4 can now download the first patch for their favorite free office suite of apps. NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 1 includes fixes, weighs in at 11MB and is available as a free download right here on Softpedia.
NeoOffice is a full-featur ... [read more >>] | | 28 June 2008, 07:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 1.5 Patch for Mac. Download Here. |  | id Software and Activision have released a new patch for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars players. Version 1.5 of the game includes some workarounds and new functionality for the Mac dashboard. A few Mac-only changes are there too, so if you're a fan of the game, you should definitely update to the latest version ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 05:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| June 2008 Security Releases ISO Image for XP SP3 and Vista SP1 |  | The June 2008 Security Releases ISO Image is available for download containing critical fixes for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, as well as additional supported Windows platforms. On June 10, 2008, Microsoft made available for download no less than seven security bulletins impacting exclusively Windows client and server operating systems and their default components. Three of the bulletins have been l ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 04:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Patches Available for IE7 on XP SP3 and Vista SP1 |  | New patches are available from Microsoft via Windows Update, designed to resolve security vulnerabilities in various versions of the Internet Explorer browser. Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, Internet Explorer 6, and Internet Explorer 7 running on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista are all affected. The Microsoft Security Bulletin ... [read more >>] | | 11 June 2008, 06:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Space Empires V Patched Again |  | Strategy First is a games publisher who knows that, in order to keep customers happy, it has to keep the quality of its games as high as possible. I had to say that in case you were wondering how come a game released one and a half years ago (and not considered a great financial success) is getting patches: it is easy. Strategy First wants to have the most out of its products and it does a good job with that!
The newly release ... [read more >>] | | 11 June 2008, 04:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Neverwinter Nights 2 Update 1.12.1295 Released |  | Last updated several months ago, Neverwinter Nights 2 for Mac has just gotten a new patch delivering both fixes and changes to the game. The game is thus brought to version 1.12.1295. The patch (61.6 MB) is a free download for game owners.
In Neverwinter Nights ... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 05:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sword of the Stars Gets New Update |  | We all know that strategy games should have the longest life cycles in the gaming industry since they are about... strategy, you know, and not visuals or other eye-catchy stuff. One of the games planning to prove that this statement is correct is Sword of the Stars, the 4x space stra ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 08:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Age of Conan Patch Already Launched |  | This happens every now and then to just-released games: patching. Of course, after so many delays and beta tests, nobody would've believed that Age of Conan: Hyborian adventures, the game that has been getting so many great reviews and considered the only one able ... [read more >>] | | 26 May 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download May 2008 Windows Security Releases ISO Image |  | Following feedback from end users, and especially corporate customers, Microsoft's process of delivering security updates for its products evolved from an on-need approach to a strategy built on a scheduled monthly patch cycle, even though out-of-band releases have not been ruled out. An integral part of the Redmond company's security bulletin distribution is bundling up the patches affecting the Windows platform, both client and ... [read more >>] | | 16 May 2008, 06:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Dodge the Latest Release of Security Patches |  | May has so far proved to be nothing short on an easy ride for the Redmond company, which issued a total of four security bulletins affecting the Windows operating system and the Office suite as well as a range of security solutions including Windows Live OneCare, Antigen, Windows Defender, Forefront Security. Notable is the absence of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 from the list of affected products, but the fac ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 09:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Contraceptive Patches Cause Dangerous Blood Clots |  | The contraceptive patch has been designed to be more efficient against unwanted pregnancies but, as it turns out, it has stirred up quit a debate, as it seems to be more dangerous than the pill and should be pulled off market. Even more, this doesn’t even have something to do with. A few secondary effects have been observed on pills too, like nausea, blood clotting, liquid retention, cardiovascular impairments and apoplexy, but in the case ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 14:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Audiosurf Patch Adds Support for last.fm |  | Audiosurf is one of those indie games that seem to take the world by storm. The idea is so simple and so well implemented that it immediately captures the player and drives him to spend every last free minute that isn’t allocated to sleeping, eating, washing or working, on the game. Well, th ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 20:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Critical Security Patch for Windows XP Service Pack 3 Final |  | Windows XP SP3 was barely out the door, when Microsoft rushed to issue the first critical patch for the service pack. Concomitantly with the general availability of the last service pack for XP, Microsoft dropped the first critical security update designed to patch Internet E ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 09:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| GTA IV 1.01 Patch Released, Freezing Not Fixed |  | The problem that's driving everybody mad and the Grand Theft Auto IV developers older by the hour (probably) - the freezing of Grand Theft Auto IV - was supposed to be fixed with the latest PS3 patch released by Rockstar yesterday. However, it seems that nothing like ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 03:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Calls for Security Patches |  | Players of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are advised to restrict the access to game servers only to trusted users because a new vulnerability has been spotted on the web which may cause a Denial of Service. Security company Secunia rated the flaw as moderately critical and said that the vulnerability had been confirmed in version 1.5, but other releases may be affected as well. "The vulnerability is caused due to an input v ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 09:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ubisoft Plans Patch for Assassin's Creed |  | The highly appreciated wall-climber, thief-simulator, eye-candy title from Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed, the PC version, has just been released to game stores and those who didn't get the chance to test it on their consoles[ADM ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OpenOffice Users Urged to Install Patches |  | OpenOffice has always been a pretty popular application, especially thanks to the fact that it offers a freeware alternative to Microsoft Office, the suite of tools dubbed the most powerful solution in its category. Because of the freeware license but of numerous other advanced features, Microsoft Office quickly gained a large audience, millions of users downloading and installing it on Windows, Linux and Mac systems. However, ac ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 04:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Critical Attack Over Windows 2000 in Progress |  | Microsoft's Windows operating system is again causing trouble for its customers after security company Symantec confirmed that a new malicious code targeting the Chinese version of Windows 2000 is available on the web. Moreover, it seems like the code is able to exploit a critical vulnerability, which was actually patched by the Redmond-based company last week. However, the non-Chinese versions of the operating system are al ... [read more >>] | | 17 April 2008, 06:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Patches the First Critical Vista SP1 RTM Vulnerabilities |  | Windows Vista SP1 has yet to reach the end of the first month since Microsoft made it available to the general public and the company is already hammering away at the service pack in an attempt to plug critical security holes. On April 8, 2008, Microsoft released a total of eight security bulletins for Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. No less than four security bulletins impact Windows Vista, with three affecting Vista SP1. ... [read more >>] | | 09 April 2008, 08:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| QuickTime (7.4.5) Security Patch Detailed |  | Last week, Apple was announcing... wait, no, Apple barely "announces" its hardware, so updates are out of the question. What I meant to say was that last week, the Cupertino-based corporation responsible for some of the most innovative products out there has rolled out thre ... [read more >>] | | 08 April 2008, 07:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The First Windows Vista SP1 Security Vulnerabilities |  | Microsoft has yet to finish with the delivery process of Windows Vista SP1, and the company is already hammering away at the service pack plugging security holes. According to the Redmond company, Vista SP1 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will be ... [read more >>] | | 04 April 2008, 07:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Plugs a Dozen Office Security Holes |  | Microsoft has plugged no less than 12 security holes in its Office System. According to Tami Gallupe, MSRC Release Manager, all of the four security bulletins come with a maximum severity rating of Critical, a rating associated with the risk of allowing remote code execution. Five vulnerabilities ... [read more >>] | | 12 March 2008, 13:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| WoW Update Nearly Here! |  | The next World of Warcraft update, numbered 2.4 for the math aficionados out there, is named Fury of the Sunwell and is currently undergoing public testing. With its deployment not too far away, it's worth looking at what it will bring to the players.
The 2.4 patch ... [read more >>] | | 06 March 2008, 04:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Updated - 11.4.0 |  | It is the second Tuesday of February and users of Microsoft's Office 2004 for Mac are getting a bit of a treat. Actually, considering the risk they've been exposed to so far, it's more of a life-saver, but we'll just leave it at that. The patc ... [read more >>] | | 13 February 2008, 13:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download the February 2008 Windows Security Releases ISO Image |  | As is the general practice over at Microsoft, the monthly patch cycle releases are accompanied by the ISO Image that focuses exclusively on the security bulletins aimed at resolving the vulnerabilities in the Windows operating systems – both client and server side. And if you are up to it, Windows-KB913086-200802.iso, weighing in at approximately 2.3 GB features no less than seven security bulletins out of the total of 11 made av ... [read more >>] | | 13 February 2008, 10:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 Is Bulletproof Compared to Vista RTM |  | Well, if you needed a reason to upgrade to Windows Vista SP1 from the RTM version of Microsoft's latest Windows client, then added security is by all means a catalyst of the service pack's deployment. Microsoft did tout the security enhancements synonymous with the evolution from Vista RTM to Vista SP1, and on February 12, 2008, the company gave ample examples of the fact that the addition of the service pack to the original fabr ... [read more >>] | | 13 February 2008, 05:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 2008 Has Not Been Kind to Windows Vista |  | The beginning of 2008 has not been kind to Windows Vista. Microsoft's latest operating system, applauded as the most secure version of Windows available on the market, needs to start licking its many wounds. The Redmond company has been performing a vulnerability counting game throughout 2007, comparing Vista with XP, as well as with direct competitors Linux and Mac OS X, in terms of the volume of security vulnerabilities af ... [read more >>] | | 08 February 2008, 06:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| QuickTime Updated to 7.4.1 - Fixed Heap Buffer Overflow |  | Videophiles and audiophiles alike will be very glad to hear that Apple has just made available a new update for its media player. Version 7.4.1 packs a single security update – much like that know-it-all neighbor we call whenever the ... [read more >>] | | 07 February 2008, 08:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Next Leopard Patch to Pack Almost 100 Fixes |  | Word on the web has it that during last week's Macworld event, Apple released a new seed of Mac OS X 10.5.2. Accompanied by notes containing a quite lengthy list of fixes, seed number 9C16 focuses on areas such as Active Direct ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 06:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Leopard Users Get BOOM Update – V 1.61 |  | Mac owners that aren't only into working on it, but playing games as well, should know that Factor Software has updated BOOM, an arcade game much like ... [read more >>] | | 23 January 2008, 11:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 Features the Same Sins as Windows Vista |  | Windows Vista Service Pack 1 comes with the same sins as Windows Vista. The service pack is not even out the door, and is already putting users at risk. Microsoft has plugged the first security holes in Vista SP1 as the service pack is ... [read more >>] | | 16 January 2008, 10:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| No Fix for the NFS ProStreet Corrupting Patch, Yet |  | In case you didn't know, EA's December patch for Need for Speed ProStreet manages to do one important thing: it corrupts your PS3 or PC version of the game. There's no fix from the game's producer yet, but seemingly they're sorry for the issue and they're trying to solve it. Here's what an EA moderator on the official forums claims, regarding this problem: "It frustrates us just as much that our gre ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 08:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| January 2008 Security Releases ISO Image |  | Yes, it's that time of the month again... For Microsoft, January 8th, 2008 was synonymous with the first Patch Tuesday of this year. The Redmond company releases security update for its software products on a monthly basis, and the availability date ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 07:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Kernel Can Be Subdued by Malicious TCP/IP Packets |  | In what can only be described as a very slow month for Microsoft, in terms of security bulletins releases, as well as a light start of 2008, the Redmond company has issued a patch for a critical vulnerability impacting Windows Vista. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-001, labeled with a maximum severity rating of Cr ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 05:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Crysis 1.1 Patch Has Arrived. Download Now! |  | Yes Crysis fans, not only have you been treated to a number of free maps with the arrival of 2008, but now Crytek has just released the very first patch for the game, promising to fix, update and tweak your gameplay experience.
Stuff such as fixes for memory leaks and potential crashes, reduced grenade ... [read more >>] | | 08 January 2008, 10:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sudden Strike 3 Arms For Victory New Map Pack |  | If you're into the RTS genre and a fan of Fireglow Games' Sudden Strike 3 Arms For Victory, this here piece of news should interest you quite a bit as the publisher has recently confirmed a ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 04:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| An Excellent Debut for Vista in 2008 – the First Critical Vulnerability |  | The first month of 2008 is synonymous with an excellent debut for Windows Vista, as Microsoft is getting ready to resolve the first critical vulnerability affecting the operating system this year. The Redmond company made available this week the Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2008, offering a sneak peak at the security bulletins that will be issued on January 8th, 2008. With Vista but a month away from the first anniver ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 03:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Crysis Patch Delayed |  | If things would've worked as planned and as gamers wanted, the Crysis patch should have been already available. But, as you can ... [read more >>] | | 28 December 2007, 07:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Patches Internet Explorer Patch |  | Microsoft has patched a patch released for Internet Explorer. It might not sound good, but it's true. And it all began with the Redmond company's monthly patch cycle. On December 11th, 2007, Microsoft made available Security Bulletin MS07-069 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615). As i ... [read more >>] | | 21 December 2007, 03:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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