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IE users worst with numbers, Chrome users best

Posted March 8, 2012 - 11:48 am

Last year, the "IE users are dumb" story was a hoax. This year, puzzle site data show IE users the worst at math puzzles.
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Chrome to step over Firefox to reach #2 browser share

Posted September 30, 2011 - 11:36 am

Internet Explorer remains on top of the browser heap, thanks to being built into Windows. But the fight for number two will be over by the end of the year, and Chrome will stand atop Firefox for the first time.
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Microsoft confirms critical IE bug, works on fix

Posted December 23, 2010 - 10:04 am

Microsoft late Wednesday confirmed that all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) contain a critical vulnerability that attackers can exploit by persuading users to visit a rigged Web site.
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Researchers reveal attack code for new IE zero-day

Posted December 22, 2010 - 9:37 am

Microsoft is investigating claims by security researchers of an unpatched bug in Internet Explorer that could be used to hijack Windows-based PCs.
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Microsoft slates record-setting monster Patch Tuesday next week

Posted August 5, 2010 - 4:41 pm

Microsoft today said it will deliver a record 14 security updates next week to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office and Silverlight.
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Google's Chrome 'in retreat,' says MIcrosoft

Posted June 1, 2010 - 9:30 pm

Internet Explorer gained browser usage share last month in the U.S., while rivals Firefox and Chrome both lost ground, Microsoft said today, citing data from Web analytics firm Net Applications.
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Firefox aims to make IE, Safari browsing more secure

Posted May 12, 2010 - 9:48 am

Mozilla has expanded a service that checks if a browser's plugins are current to now scan Internet Explorer, Safari Opera and Chrome in addition to its own Firefox.
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IE lost share to Firefox, Safari and Chrome in December

Posted January 2, 2009 - 11:42 am

Web surfers deserted Internet Explorer in favor of Safari, Firefox and Chrome in December, according to Net Applications.
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Gmail notice touts Chrome and Firefox, dismisses IE

Posted December 30, 2008 - 5:19 pm

Google is pushing users of its Gmail e-mail service to dump Microsoft's IE for its own Chrome browser or Mozilla's Firefox.
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Microsoft explains how it missed critical IE bug

Posted December 22, 2008 - 2:30 pm

Microsoft developers missed a critical bug in Internet Explorer because they weren't properly trained and didn't have the right testing tools, a noted proponent of the company's secure code development process acknowledged last week.
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Hackers exploit IE bug with 'insidious' Word docs

Posted December 18, 2008 - 5:14 pm

Attackers are exploiting the just-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) by hiding malicious ActiveX controls in Microsoft Word documents, a security company said Thursday.
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IE, Firefox fixes released: Download patches here

Posted December 17, 2008 - 6:24 pm

Microsoft's IE security patch is now available, as is a security update for Mozilla's Firefox browser. Here's a breakdown of what you need and where you can get it.
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Microsoft fixes IE bug

Posted December 17, 2008 - 5:02 pm

Microsoft has released a critical patch for its IE browser.
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Microsoft preps emergency IE patch for Wednesday release

Posted December 16, 2008 - 5:43 pm

Microsoft will issue an emergency patch on Wednesday to quash a critical bug in Internet Explorer (IE) that attackers have been exploiting for more than a week, the company announced Tuesday.
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Microsoft talks up countermeasures to fend off IE attacks

Posted December 11, 2008 - 5:55 pm

Microsoft warned IE7 users late Wednesday that attackers are actively exploiting a critical bug in the browser, and urged them to take countermeasures in lieu of a patch.
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Microsoft confirms newest IE bug went unpatched yesterday

Posted December 10, 2008 - 5:28 pm

Microsoft today said it's investigating reports of a new vulnerability in IE that did not get patched in yesterday's massive update.
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Microsoft slates 8 bug updates for last 2008 Patch Tuesday

Posted December 4, 2008 - 5:58 pm

Microsoft will deliver eight security updates next week, six of them marked "critical," to plug holes in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and other products.
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