March 19, 2010

'Internet Explorer' Tag Index

Microsoft Offers IE Exploit Workaround, Promises Patch

On the heels of a researcher releasing an exploit for a newly discovered security hole, Microsoft has vowed to deliver a speedy patch and to help out worried users.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, security, Patch Tuesday, bugs

Security Researcher Thanks McAfee for Exploit Code

Moshe Ben Abu developed exploit code for a flaw in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 -- with a little help from McAfee.
Tags: Internet Explorer, security, update, McAfee, exploit

Hacker Releases Metasploit Exploit for IE Zero-Day Hole

What started as 'targeted' attacks may now expand into a full-blown pandemic, since a hacker figured out how to turn hints into a Metasploit exploit module.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, security, zero-day, bugs

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Two Bug Fixes, IE Warning

Besides patches for Microsoft Excel and Windows Movie Maker, Patch Tuesday includes a warning about zero-day attacks on some users via Internet Explorer 6 and 7.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, security, Patch Tuesday, bugs

More Problems with Internet Explorer

Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina has announced plans to demonstrate IE vulnerabilities at the upcoming Black Hat security conference.
Tags: Internet Explorer, security, vulnerabilities, browser, vulnerability

Chinese Users Particularly Vulnerable to IE Exploit

50 percent of PCs in China use Internet Explorer 6 to access the Internet.
Tags: Internet Explorer, Windows, Chinese, vulnerability, IE6

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6

Version 3.6 of the open source browser is more stable and secure than the previous version.
Tags: Microsoft, Mozilla, Firefox, Internet Explorer, update

Microsoft Patches Eight Vulnerabilities

The company has released a cumulative critical patch for Internet Explorer.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, security, vulnerabilities, vulnerability

Firefox, Opera Big in Germany

The German government's warning against using Internet Explorer has boosted competing browsers.
Tags: Mozilla, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, metrics

UK Government Won't Issue IE Warning

Despite French and German plans to do so, the UK government will not issue a warning about Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
Tags: Microsoft, Firefox, Internet Explorer, browsers, security

IE Exploit Code Released Online

The code used in recent attacks on Google, Adobe and other companies has been released.
Tags: Google, Internet Explorer, security, Adobe, code

McAfee Says Chinese Hackers Used IE Flaw

McAfee researchers reports that the recent attacks on Google and Adobe took advantage of an unpublicized vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Tags: Google, Internet Explorer, Adobe, Chinese, vulnerability

Researcher Finds Malware Affecting Almost 300,000 Web Pages

The attack appears to be the work of a relatively new malware gang.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, malware, IT, ScanSafe

Microsoft Releases Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

The bulletin fixes five holes that could allow an attacker to take control of a system.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Windows, Microsoft Office, network

12/9: Today's Higher Risk Alerts

Four new "high risk" threats and a couple "important" ones.
Tags: Microsoft, services, Internet Explorer, Windows, Microsoft Office

Microsoft to Release Patches for 12 Vulnerabilities

The vulnerabilities include a critical hole in Internet Explorer.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Windows, security, IT

12/3: Adware Installs as Browser Search Plugin

Adware.Zwunzi is an adware program that installs itself as a Browser Search Plugin for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Tags: search, Mozilla, Firefox, Internet Explorer, IT

11/25: Bloodhound.Exploit.286 is Heuristic Detection

Bloodhound.Exploit.286 is a heuristic detection for files attempting to exploit the Microsoft Internet Explorer 'Style' Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Symantec, Internet Explorer, Microsoft

Bug Confirmed in Older IE Browsers

Microsoft confirmed that a security hole in older versions of Internet Explorer is a real threat that the company is taking seriously.
Tags: privacy, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, e-Mail, bug

11/19: TROJ_DELPACK.A Registers as a Browser Helper Object

This trojan registers itself as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to ensure its automatic execution every time Internet Explorer is run.
Tags: Internet Explorer, browser, Internet, Trend Micro

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