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Major bug found in Internet Explorer

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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Story on RTE news right now.

    Amazing that people still use IE, Opera is a good alternative by the way.


  • #3
    NetNinja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 268 ✭✭NetNinja


    Anyone else notice when the guy from FireEye was being interviewed there was a picture of a C64 projected on the wall behind him!?


  • #4
    PropJoe10
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Story on RTE news right now.

    Amazing that people still use IE, Opera is a good alternative by the way.

    Opera is great. Maxthon Cloud Browser is also worth a look. Just dont get why anyone would still use IE. It makes no sense to me!


  • #5
    tinkerbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    Is this for users only running Windows XP and using IE or just PCs using IE in general (regardless of the version of Windows)?

    Surely if you have anti-virus software installed, that would block it anyway? Or is it just for those with more vulnerable PCs because they don't have anti-virus installed? :confused:


  • #6
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    Is this for users only running Windows XP and using IE or just PCs using IE in general (regardless of the version of Windows)?

    Surely if you have anti-virus software installed, that would block it anyway? Or is it just for those with more vulnerable PCs because they don't have anti-virus installed? :confused:

    It affects Internet Explorer versions 6 to 11 apparently i.e. all versions, so its a pretty serious exploit. Antivirus wont block it because its a vulnerability in the IE code. There'll be a fix out for it soon I'm sure, but not for XP machines.


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  • #7
    GarIT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    tinkerbell wrote: »
    Is this for users only running Windows XP and using IE or just PCs using IE in general (regardless of the version of Windows)?

    Surely if you have anti-virus software installed, that would block it anyway? Or is it just for those with more vulnerable PCs because they don't have anti-virus installed? :confused:

    Anyone using IE anytime within the next 24-48 hours.

    No antivirus protects you from about 5% of bad things that can happen to you through the internet.


  • #8
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭degsie


    Another reason for XP users to upgrade.


  • #9
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Am I right in thinking it affects IE on Windows OS phones?


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    Update released, apparently for XP too:

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/microsoft-issues-update-to-fix-internet-explorer-security-gap-629347.html


  • #11
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,588 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 1, 2014

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-may.aspx


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