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Microsoft Confirms 'Highly Critical' IE Hole
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03-23-2006, 05:55 PM,
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Microsoft Confirms 'Highly Critical' IE Hole
Quote: Microsoft plans to release a pre-patch advisory to provide mitigation guidance and workarounds for a code execution browser flaw that could lead to PC takeover attacks. The flaw puts the computers of millions of Internet Explorer users at risk... full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1941507,00.asp One note: there are 2 versions of IE7 Beta 2 Preview-the version released in February and the 2nd version released on 20/3/2006. In order to install the 2nd version you must first uninstall the 1st version. The 20/3/2006 release is not affected by this bug, but all other versions of IE6 and IE7 are affected. You can download the 20/3/06 IE7 release here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/...irect.mspx |
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03-24-2006, 03:05 AM,
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Re: Microsoft Confirms 'Highly Critical' IE Hole
Quote: In order to install the 2nd version you must first uninstall the 1st version. Which is a friggin' PITA. ![]() The microsoft announcement has more information: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securit...17077.mspx
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03-26-2006, 12:01 PM,
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Update: Microsoft May Issue Emergency Patch As IE Hit By Wave of Hacker Attacks
Update: an exploit was released on the Web and attackers are hitting IE:
Quote:Microsoft confirms a wave of drive-by downloads targeting a zero-day browser vulnerability and says Internet Explorer users can expect a patch on April 11, if not sooner. full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1942570,00.asp |
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03-31-2006, 12:36 PM,
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Hackers Using BBC News Stories to Lure IE Users to Drive-by Malware Sites
A related turn of events:
Quote: The ongoing zero-day attacks against users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser have taken an ominous, social-engineering twist. full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1944579,00.asp |
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04-09-2006, 12:42 PM,
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Microsoft To Release Patch for 'Highly Critical' IE Hole on Tuesday
Micrsoft will release a patch for this security hole on Tuesday. A fix for the other security hole that was discovered late last week will not be patched tomorrow however.
Quote:A fix for a widely exploited flaw in Internet Explorer is among five security patches Microsoft told users to expect next week. full article: http://news.earthweb.com/security/article.php/3597546 |
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04-12-2006, 03:17 PM,
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Microsoft Fixes 14 Bugs with Latest Patch
Update:
Quote: Microsoft Tuesday released five security bulletins that patched 14 different vulnerabilities, including an awaited fix for Internet Explorer, the browser which has been victimized for weeks by multiple exploits installing adware, spyware, and keyloggers on users' PCs. full article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/show...=185300437 |
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04-15-2006, 09:52 AM,
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Latest Internet Explorer Security Patch May Interfere with Google Toolbar
Update:
Quote:An Internet Explorer update released earlier this week can interfere with some applications, including Google's Toolbar, according to PatchLink, a maker of patch management software. full article: http://news.com.com/Company+warns+on+IE+...g=nefd.top |
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04-18-2006, 12:47 PM,
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Microsoft Breaks Office
More news on the problems caused by Microsoft's latest patch:
Quote:Two patches released in Microsoft's April batch of security updates are causing system hangs, Windows crashes and the appearance of strange dialog boxes... full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1950095,00.asp
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04-22-2006, 09:48 AM,
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Microsoft to Reissue Patch to Fix Lockups on April 25
Update: Microsoft will be reissuing a fixed version of the recent MS06-015 update which has been causing lockups and crashes for users.
Quote:The Redmond, Wash. software maker plans to rerelease the problematic MS06-015 update on April 25 to correct an issue that has caused system hangs, Windows crashes and the appearance of strange dialog boxes after the original patch was installed. full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1952463,00.asp |
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