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Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerability Exposed
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What Is This About?

Microsoft has released a patch to address a critical remote-code-execution vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The MS08-078 bulletin (Microsoft Internet Pointer Reference Memory Corruption Vulnerability) addresses the vulnerability for Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 6, 7, and 8 Beta 2 running on Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP3, Server 2003 SP1, Vista SP1 and certain Server 2008 configurations.

Main threat sources: E-Mail; Locally logged-on user; Web
Threat level: Critical.
Solutions: On December 17, Microsoft released a patch to address this issue.


General risks consist of:

Access and potential theft of personal data
Personal pass code access and theft


How Do I Find Out More?

Learn more here.

How This Affects You

A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer may allow remote code execution. Exploitation would require users to visit a website that has specially crafted, nested XML tags.

Potential is high for infected users to experience the access and possible theft of personal information and data.

Stay Protected!

To ensure the best protection, McAfee advises you to download the latest MSFT patch for this Internet Explorer vulnerability.

Download the patch now.
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Re: McAfee Security Brief: Urgent Microsoft IE Advisory
 

Have I gotten that ? No.

Did IE just have a major security flaw exposed? Yes.

Did MS just release an immediate patch for that flaw? Yes.

So if you're in doubt, I'd run Windows Update to get the latest IE patch, and manually go to McAfee to download their latest.

Re: McAfee Security Brief: Urgent Microsoft IE Advisory
 

Ok, I have not run an update for a week or two.

Is this something to do with the Hallmark virus?

Re: McAfee Security Brief: Urgent Microsoft IE Advisory
 

People still use Ie?

:D

Re: McAfee Security Brief: Urgent Microsoft IE Advisory
 

Don't know the details on it. I let Windows auto-update run (but install only when I say it's okay), and use FF for most browsing needs.

Re: McAfee Security Brief: Urgent Microsoft IE Advisory
 

Re: McAfee Security Brief: Urgent Microsoft IE Advisory
 

Re: McAfee Security Brief: Urgent Microsoft IE Advisory
 

Yeah...I think my mother's going to start using it, as soon as she gets broadband.

Windows, though, is pretty safe behind dial-up.