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Microsoft admits zero-day bug in IE8, pledges patch

Posted May 5, 2013 - 2:10 am

Microsoft late Friday confirmed that a "zero-day," or unpatched, vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer 8, the company's most popular browser.
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New version of Internet Explorer brings Flash to Windows 8, RT

Posted March 13, 2013 - 10:42 am

Microsoft had spurned Flash when developing its new operating systems, but Redmond apparently had a change of heart about the Adobe plug-in.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday targets Internet Explorer drive-by attacks

Posted March 11, 2013 - 10:08 am

Internet Explorer vulnerabilities warrant notice in this month's set of Microsoft Patch Tuesday bulletins and need to be fixed quickly even though the sheer number of patches may seem daunting.
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The Weekly Hash - March 8, 2013

Posted March 8, 2013 - 11:11 am

Spanning the globe to joke about this week’s top tech stories, from North Korea to New Zealand with a quick stop on Mars
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Researchers rake in $280K at Pwn2Own hacking contest

Posted March 7, 2013 - 7:55 am

Research teams Wednesday cracked Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, pulling in more than $250,000 in prizes.
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Microsoft ships IE10 for Windows 7

Posted February 26, 2013 - 10:17 am

Microsoft today released a final version of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, nearly two years after it introduced the browser at a company conference.
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Microsoft preps for Pwn2Own with record-setting IE updates

Posted February 14, 2013 - 2:10 pm

IE9, IE10 face hackers in three weeks when $175,000 is up for grabs at annual contest.
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Internet Explorer only? IE doubt it

Posted February 14, 2013 - 8:32 am

Just as Internet users in general have defected in huge numbers from Microsoft Internet Explorer over the past several years, the business world, as well, is becoming less dependent on the venerable browser.
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Internet Explorer flaws fixed by Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates

Posted February 8, 2013 - 5:48 pm

Microsoft says Internet Explorer versions 6 through 10 are subjects of two critical Patch Tuesday updates for February that could address recent Java woes.
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Enterprises standardize on four-year-old IE8, says dev

Posted February 5, 2013 - 8:14 am

Even as the release of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) looms for Windows 7, enterprises are standardizing on the four-year-old IE8 instead, a developer of browser management software said today. Insider (registration required)
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Microsoft issues tools to block IE10 upgrades on Windows 7

Posted February 4, 2013 - 10:52 am

Microsoft has released tools to block Internet Explorer 10 from automatically reaching corporate PCs running Windows 7, a sign that the new browser will not release for at least several weeks
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Microsoft pitches Gen-Y with '90s nostalgia video

Posted January 23, 2013 - 2:16 pm

Making millenials feel old and asking them to re-try Internet Explorer in one handy video.
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Security stories to watch: Patches for Java, IE, and SCADA-pocalypse!

Posted January 15, 2013 - 11:55 am

The patches are out for both Java and Internet Explorer, but this is hardly the end of the story - or the hand wringing. Also: a SCADA-pocalypse!
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Microsoft keeps calm, issues emergency IE update

Posted January 14, 2013 - 5:54 pm

Microsoft today shipped an emergency update for Internet Explorer to stymie attacks that have been occurring since at least Dec. 7.
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Researchers: Microsoft will pull trigger on emergency IE patch

Posted January 9, 2013 - 4:07 pm

Microsoft will issue an emergency update to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer in the next two weeks to fix a flaw criminals have been using for more than a month, researchers said.
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Symantec links latest Microsoft zero-day with skilled hacker gang

Posted January 3, 2013 - 11:30 pm

Symantec is crediting a hacker group with an impressive track record as responsible for finding the latest as yet unpatched vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
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Microsoft confirms zero-day bug in IE6, IE7 and IE8

Posted December 30, 2012 - 9:37 pm

Microsoft on Saturday confirmed that Internet Explorer (IE) 6, 7 and 8 contain an unpatched bug -- or "zero-day" vulnerability -- that is being used by attackers to hijack victims' Windows computers.
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Microsoft downplays IE flaw that allows mouse tracking

Posted December 14, 2012 - 5:23 pm

Microsoft says it is investigating a possible bug in Internet Explorer that allows others to follow the position of your mouse cursor on screen, even if IE is minimized.
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Is Internet Explorer leaking sensitive information?

Posted December 14, 2012 - 11:56 am

Do you use Internet Explorer? If you do, hopefully you've already applied the updates from Patch Tuesday earlier this week. But, even if you did it seems your browser might still be vulnerable to a potentially serious issue.
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Browser battle: Chrome vs. Firefox vs. IE vs. Opera

Posted December 8, 2012 - 8:03 am

After a long, quiet period of Microsoft dominance, the PC browser market has been broken wide-open again in recent years, with Firefox and Chrome challenging Internet Explorer, and Opera sniffing at the margins.
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Microsoft plans patches for IE10, Windows 8 next week

Posted December 6, 2012 - 5:03 pm

Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates next week to patch 11 vulnerabilities, including the first that apply to Internet Explorer 10, the company's newest browser.
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Attention shoppers: Patch Internet Explorer immediately before you shop online

Posted November 14, 2012 - 3:41 pm

Today is the eleventh Patch Tuesday of 2012, but the first since the official launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT. There are six new security bulletins--a couple of which are particularly urgent, especially for anyone planning to do any online shopping this holiday season.
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Internet Explorer 10 Preview available for Windows 7 users

Posted November 14, 2012 - 12:58 pm

Although Windows 8 users have been enjoying IE10 since the new OS launched, this is the first time Windows 7 users can give the new browser a try.
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Microsoft breaks silence, slates preview of Windows 7's IE10 next month

Posted October 17, 2012 - 3:57 pm

Microsoft today said it will ship a preview of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7 next month, but would not commit to a timetable for a final release.
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AJAX requests not executing or updating in Internet Explorer - Solution

Posted October 15, 2012 - 8:00 am

Here’s the situation, you’re building a modern web application with all the AJAX-ey goodness users now expect, when suddenly you realize that some of your AJAX calls are not returning current data in Internet Explorer.
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