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White Paper Microsoft has recently learned of a unusual scenario under which it could be possible for a user running IE 6 to be vulnerable to the Nimda worm. The scenario would not occur under default conditions, but we do want to ensure that any customers who... [03 Jul 2008]
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-015: Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer
White Paper This is a cumulative patch that includes the functionality of all previously released patches for IE 5.01, 5.5 and IE 6. Two vulnerabilities, the most serious of which would allow script to run in the Local Computer Zone. [03 Jul 2008]
Windows Vista take-up crawls at snail's pace
News The proportion of users on all versions of IE fell by 10 per cent. Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is taking a while to catch on, with just 6.3 per cent of enterprise users on the OS by the end of 2007. [02 Apr 2008]
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Comment Microsoft unchains IE 7 for XP users IE 7 vs IE 6 McWi-fi McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that? The McD's at the top of the Champs-Élysées has been doing this for years and is very useful if you are waiting for the airport bus. [11 Oct 2007]
Microsoft unchains IE 7 for XP users
News IE 7 programme manager, Steve Reynolds, wrote in a blog post: "With today's 'Installation and Availability Update', Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows... [09 Oct 2007]
Microsoft probing holes in Vista, IE 7
News Microsoft has promoted the security of both IE 7 and Windows Vista. The French Security Incident Response Team (FrSirt) said in an alert that the IE vulnerability, which also affects IE 6, could be exploited in phishing attacks. [27 Feb 2007]
EC Vista antitrust concerns fleshed out
News The EC also expressed concern about default upgrades from Internet Explorer 6 to IE 7, according to Fathi. IE 7 was launched last week, and is expected to be pushed out over Microsoft's Automatic Update system next month. [25 Oct 2006]
IE 7 ready for download
News IE now has 85.9 per cent of the market, an increase of 2.8 percentage points since July. Microsoft is encouraging even Firefox users to install the IE update, promising them that it won't make IE the default browser - or even ask them if they want... [19 Oct 2006]
Security group issues emergency IE patch
News The group, which calls itself the Zeroday Emergency Response Team, or Zert, created the patch so IE users can protect themselves while Microsoft works on an official fix The flaw lies in the way IE 6 handles certain graphics. [25 Sep 2006]
Dodgy porn sites tap IE flaw
News The vulnerability lies in the way IE 6 handles certain graphics. Shady adult websites are among the first to exploit the IE vulnerability, Eric Sites, vice president of research and development at spyware specialist Sunbelt Software, wrote on a... [20 Sep 2006]
Attack code alert over unpatched IE flaw
News An attacker could commandeer a Windows PC or cause IE to crash, according to the security company. IE versions 5.01 and 6 on all current versions of Windows are affected, the French Security Incident Response Team, or FrSirt, a security-monitoring... [15 Sep 2006]
Microsoft fixes faulty IE patch
News The flaw was discovered after users of IE 6 with Service Pack 1 reported that the browser crashed when certain web pages were viewed. Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer at eEye Digital Security, which discovered the security bug introduced by... [25 Aug 2006]
IE patch causes more bother
News The vulnerability could let miscreants hijack a Windows PC running IE 6 with Service Pack 1 and the MS06-042 update installed, Microsoft said in a security advisory published on Tuesday. The flaw lies in the way IE handles long web addresses and... [23 Aug 2006]
Microsoft patch crashes IE
News After people apply the MS06-042 update, rated "critical" by Microsoft, IE may crash when certain websites are viewed - including Microsoft's own on-demand CRM service. The problem affects IE 6 with Service Pack 1 on Windows XP and Windows 2000... [16 Aug 2006]
Opera plotting to steal a march on IE 7
News Opera 9 was released on 20 June, and is intended to combat IE 7's release later this year, according to the company. An Opera representative said: "Opera 9 is the first salvo towards IE 7. Opera is also hoping to take market share from IE 6, the... [31 Jul 2006]
