Microsoft has pushed out a patch for a software bug responsible for crashing some Windows systems that had third-party antivirus and firewalls installed. The fix, which was sent out through the automatic Windows Update system this week, deals with a problem that only affects Windows XP computers with Service Pack 2 ...

It must be zero-day Wednesday. Microsoft and security researchers are investigating reports of several potentially serious bugs affecting Microsoft Office, made public just as Microsoft patched critical flaws in Windows XP, Vista and other software on Tuesday. The new bugs appeared in several security forums on Monday, and were reported by security ...