Critical Security Flaw Found in Internet Explorer

[Guest]

Microsoft has reacted to a memory corruption vulnerability warning in its browser that was issued by the German government.

Critical Security Flaw Found in Internet Explorer : Read more

 

[ELMO_2006]

First?

...and bump, what else is new(s)!

 

[killerclick]

In related news, Microsoft just issued a press release stating they will not fix this flaw and instead advise Windows users to upgrade to Windows 8 as soon as possible, since they do not plan to release IE10 for Windows 7.

 

[sliem]

Lol, I just saw a TV ad showing IE9 how fast and secure it is. Bologna.

 

[thecolorblue]

[citation][nom]killerclick[/nom]In related news, Microsoft just issued a press release stating they will not fix this flaw and instead advise Windows users to upgrade to Windows 8 as soon as possible, since they do not plan to release IE10 for Windows 7.[/citation]
LOL

 

[rantoc]

Even local non tech newspapers have posted about this flaw and it finally shows up here

 

[idroid]

Thank god no one uses IE :lol:

 

[idroid]

http://blog.cheetahdeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ie6_fail.gif

 

[AidanJC]

[citation][nom]idroid[/nom]Thank god no one uses IE[/citation]
Hey! That's not fair!

I used it once or twice to download another browser, thank you very much!

 

[mavroxur]

Critical security flaw found in IE? Holy crap, hold the presses.


In other news, water is wet.

 

[nforce4max]

No thanks, IE is so last decade. Anyone with at least three working brain cells uses Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari. IE is terrible and my worst memories of it were under Win 9x :x

 

[eddieroolz]

Critical security issues are in every browser. At least Microsoft and Google are proactively fixing them.

 

[mstngs351]

yeah because security flaws aren't found in Firefox or Chrome...

 

[applefairyboy]

http://youtu.be/aIrhVo1WA78

 

[lpedraja2002]

[citation][nom]AidanJC[/nom]Hey! That's not fair! I used it once or twice to download another browser, thank you very much![/citation]

Hah so true. Still, Imo Internet Explorer 9 performs better than Firefox... *checks version* *flabbergasted* 15!!! :O Though I only use IE9 for Netflix since it is my homepage lol. I've been wanting to change to Chrome for some time now but I'm too lazy to check if it has all my awesome add-ons from Mozilla.

 

[cookoy]

Haven't used IE for a long, long time.

 

[guardianangel42]

[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]Critical security issues are in every browser. At least Microsoft and Google are proactively fixing them.[/citation]

Something that struck me as I read the article: This flaw affects three generations of Internet Explorer. It goes all the way back to IE7.

That tells me one of two things; the flaw itself is minuscule in scope and as a result was extremely hard to find OR Microsoft failed to fix it because they suck.

I tend to find the former more likely.

 

[guardianangel42]

[citation][nom]cookoy[/nom]Haven't used IE for a long, long time.[/citation]

IE9's alright. Several of its new, more invasive security features predictably cause problems but in most cases are not insurmountable (often fixable by simply disabling tracking protection, a two click operation).

I hover between it and Chrome. I'd probably delete Firefox entirely if Chrome had an extension for downloading media from websites like youtube. Honestly I effectively never use Firefox.

 

[Guest]

Internet Explorer is a Critical Security Flaw ... period.

 

[Pherule]

What a surprise. This is why you use Firefox, Opera, or Comodo Dragon (and NOT Chrome, until they allow the disabling of auto-updates)

IE is a security flaw by default because it's too integrated into the OS. Whether it's IE6, IE9, or IE10, don't use it.