Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Microsoft offers Explorer patch ahead of schedule

Microsoft has a patch for a recent security flaw found in Internet Explorer. I for one highly recommend FireFox over IE as FireFox seems to have less issues in this area. Here is part of the article on that patch from Reuters.

"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released a security patch to fix a "critical" hole in its Internet Explorer Web browser that the world's biggest software maker said could allow an attacker to take control of a user's computer. The patch was released two weeks ahead of a regularly scheduled monthly security update after Microsoft said it became aware of a "public attack utilizing the vulnerability." The company added that the impact on customers was "limited." Read More

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