Doesn't commit to rush delivery; offers tool to disable buggy file
Microsoft yesterday said it is testing a patch for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), but stopped short of promising to deliver an emergency fix before the next scheduled Patch Tuesday.
Exploit code is now online for the latest zero-day affecting IE, highlighting how important it is to upgrade off of IE6
A security researcher has published exploit code for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day flaw on the Web and Microsoft is warning that more attacks against the unpatched vulnerability can be expected in-the-wild. One thing seems to be more apparent with each passing Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability: its time to upgrade the Web browser.
Researchers expect attacks to explode once exploit code goes public
Hackers are exploiting the just-disclosed unpatched bug in Internet Explorer (IE) to launch drive-by attacks from malicious Web sites, security researchers said today.
It's the second zero-day vulnerability in the last 60 days
Microsoft today warned of a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is already being exploited by hackers, the second such admission in the last two months.
Critic gives the new randomization algorithm passing grade
Responding to reports last week that its European ballot screen was not truly randomizing the positions of the top five browsers, Microsoft today said it has changed the algorithm that shuffles the spots.
The success of open-source software raises a tantalizing question: Could the same design philosophy work for tech gadgets?
Open-source software is one of the great success stories of the past few decades. The Apache HTTP Server is the world's most popular Web server, Linux has more than held its own against Unix and other proprietary operating systems, and Mozilla's Firefox browser has given Microsoft's Internet Explorer strong competition over the years.
Microsoft investigates unpatched flaw that affects users running IE7 and IE8
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed it's investigating an unpatched bug in VBScript that hackers could exploit to plant malware on Windows XP machines running Internet Explorer (IE).
Users can watch videos with older browsers, but new features likely won't work
Google's YouTube will drop support for Microsoft's nearly-nine-year-old Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) in just over two weeks, the popular video site has announced.
Does Comodo Dragon breathe enough fire?
The open source engine that forms the basis for Google's Chrome has spawned an ostensibly new browser, Comodo's cleverly named 'Dragon'.
Since many enterprise users run multiple browsers, IE's use is under-reported
Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) is used much more often than most assume, a researcher has asserted.
Black Hat conference: Exploit demo of IE flaw prompts Microsoft security notice.
In a live demonstration Wednesday at the Black Hat DC conference, a security consultant showed how it's possible to exploit a flaw in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser to remotely read files on the victim's local drive, prompting a security advisory from Microsoft.
If Google had taken its own advice, it might have avoided Chinese hackers
Google has announced that Google Docs will drop support for Microsoft's nearly nine-year-old Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser starting on March 1.
After March 1, Internet Explorer 6 users will find that Google Apps doesn't work properly
Google will phase out support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 Web browser starting in March, the company said Friday.
Previously, the toolbar was available only in English and for Firefox
Facebook-oholics now have more tools to deepen their dependency on the world's most popular social-networking site.
Exploiting four or five features in IE could compromise files, says Core Security Technologies
Microsoft's Internet Explorer could inadvertently allow a hacker to read files on a person's computer, another problem for the company just days after a serious vulnerability received an emergency patch.
