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Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security gap
Associated Press ^
| Apr 28, 2014 1:12 PM EDT
Posted on 04/28/2014 10:19:38 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Microsoft says a security gap in Internet Explorer could allow an attacker to take complete control of a computer if the user clicks on a link to a malicious website.
The vulnerability affects versions 6 through 11 of the Web browser.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: aiie; internetexploder; internetexplorer; microsoft; ms; windows; windowsxp
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posted on
04/28/2014 10:19:38 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Windows Explorer is acting rather hinky the last week or so, too.
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posted on
04/28/2014 10:26:49 AM PDT
by
madison10
To: Olog-hai
Running IE in enhanced protection mode, which is only available for IE versions 10 and 11, will protect users from attacks.
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posted on
04/28/2014 10:29:09 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: Olog-hai
There’s a headline you don’t see every day. (but could)...
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posted on
04/28/2014 10:32:10 AM PDT
by
null and void
( They don't think think they are above the law. They think they are the law.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
04/28/2014 10:37:36 AM PDT
by
cqnc
(Don't Blame ME, I voted for the American!)
To: Olog-hai
Just received an update notification for Internet Explorer which was downloaded and installed on my Win 8.1 system.
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posted on
04/28/2014 11:19:53 AM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: JoeProBono
Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security gap
Running IE in enhanced protection mode, which is only available for IE versions 10 and 11, will protect users from attacks.
Unfortunately, that eliminates the ability to visit many popular useful sites, or to update many useful software, like Adobe Flash Player...
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posted on
04/28/2014 11:24:16 AM PDT
by
publius911
( At least Nixon had the good g race to resign!)
To: Olog-hai
How much money does microsoft make off of these viruses?
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posted on
04/28/2014 11:33:07 AM PDT
by
The_Republic_Of_Maine
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To: hsmomx3
"Just received an update notification for Internet Explorer which was downloaded and installed on my Win 8.1 system."If you're already running Win 8x, if you get a virus, would it really make things much worse? Who knows, a virus might even be an enhancement.
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posted on
04/28/2014 11:52:40 AM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: KoRn
LOL! I don’t even use IE but viruses, no thanks. I keep my computer up to date with AV and malware bytes.
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posted on
04/28/2014 12:14:15 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: KoRn
I just had a thought. MSFT is probably like doctors in that they push all of these vaccines on children and teens and nobody knows if the vaccines will do harm to the patient. Same can be said about all of these vulnerabilities on the computer and the supposed fix.
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posted on
04/28/2014 12:15:39 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
04/28/2014 1:51:17 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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