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Security firms round on IE
Talkback Are the Problems Identified Todate with IE only the tip of the iceberg? OS Security today announced how an existing IE vulnerability can allow the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption on Internet Explorer to be altered through any of the current...
[February 24, 2004, 16:08]
Intuit puts IE on Quicken menu
News Microsoft and Intuit have struck a deal to integrate Internet Explorer (IE) into future versions of Intuit's Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax products, in preference to Netscape's Navigator browser. The deal will also make Intuit's Web service, the...
[July 11, 1997, 13:58]
Exploit code aimed at new IE flaw
News An attacker could commandeer a Windows PC or cause IE to crash, the security company said. IE versions 5.01 and 6 on all current versions of Windows are affected, the French Security Incident Response Team, or FrSIRT, a security-monitoring company...
[September 15, 2006, 9:30]
Massive IE phishing exploit discovered
Talkback Get rid of your IE/Windows OS and never use IE to purchase anything online. Microsoft is a disaster for the entire internet. Look at your options now.http://www.webcenter.squarespace.com/linux-os-versus-windows-os/
[December 21, 2004, 11:08]
Shady sites exploit another IE flaw
News The vulnerability lies in the way IE 6 handles certain graphics. Shady adult Web sites are among the first to exploit the IE vulnerability, Eric Sites, vice president of research and development at spyware specialist Sunbelt Software, wrote on a...
[September 20, 2006, 10:40]
Unpatched IE flaw allows remote attacks
News Security consultant and author Michal Zalewski has found a number of possible flaws in the way IE handles JPEG images, one of which he claims could be exploited for remote arbitrary code execution - a type of attack that is generally categorised...
[July 20, 2005, 16:45]
Last weeks lesson: IE only web sites are a very bad thing.
Blog Comment c=GSInformacion&cid=1195855037524&pagename=Abbey%2FGSInformacion%2FGS_DetallePie (but only in IE of course! I was then told again, we don't care about Firefox, we only support IE. Abbey National Website reported as Reported Web Forgery by Firefox.
[January 14, 2009, 14:26]
MS flags Mac IE 5 security gap
News The glitch, which cropped up under Internet Explorer 3.0 in 1997, resurfaced again in IE 5. Microsoft acknowledged Wednesday that a potential security gap has resurfaced in the Mac version of Internet Explorer after a three-year hiatus.
[May 18, 2000, 13:31]
MS offers Authenticode 2.0 patch for IE 3.x
News Microsoft has given in to reason by saying it will next week post a patch letting Internet Explorer (IE) users upgrade their Authenticode certification before the June 30 deadline. The only previous option for IE users was to download a new version...
[June 26, 1997, 15:03]
IE in Windows
Talkback I helped him get his new machine cleaned up, after less than a month, because of all the adware, and malware, thanks to IE's lack of security. I work with a gentleman that recently bought his first computer, and it came with windows pre-installed...
[January 19, 2009, 13:17]
FireFox 3 : The Competitor of IE 8: Usability and some other issues
Talkback I observed some issues with FF 3 which may annoy you.But it is worth to consider as "competitor to IE 8" FireFox 3 : The Competitor of IE 8: Usability and some other issues http://techfreakindia.blogspot.com/
[June 18, 2008, 3:23]
Deleting IE from your machine.
Talkback All I can say is that once I was happy with Firefox I searched for IE and deleted everything I could. I couldn't clear everything out, but recently I needed IE in order to view and interact with a programme of interest which did not present itself...
[December 17, 2007, 12:44]
Outdated IE
Talkback Some of the blame for the large proportion of surfers using outdated versions of IE has to be laid at Microsoft's door. IE7 is not available to those of us still running Windows 2000.
[July 2, 2008, 13:40]
Microsoft plays down IE flaw
News Microsoft has given more details on an Internet Explorer (IE) security bug discovered this week, saying the flaw puts only some systems at risk. The problem exists because IE will inappropriately let Web sites run other pieces of Microsoft software...
[August 22, 2005, 9:25]
Thinking of ditching IE? Think again
News Long before Internet security became a mainstream concern, many users chose to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and switch to other Web browsers, most notably products from Netscape. And given IE's chequered security history, that trend...
[October 18, 2005, 18:50]
Fresh IE flaw report probed
News Secunia rates the problem as "moderately critical" but says people can avoid the risk by setting the security level in IE to "high". Secunia has published 86 security advisories on IE, of which 20 are currently marked "unpatched" in the Secunia...
[September 29, 2005, 9:00]
win 7 sans IE
Talkback I think it would be a good idea to exclude IE world wide, might cut down on some of the nasties that get through the many holes. Upgrading from an older version could be a problem, unless you download a browser, to a CD, before doing the upgrade.
[June 12, 2009, 14:42]
Bug hunters find 'cookie' hole in IE
News Microsoft is committed to protecting customers' information," the company said in a statement, "and we are developing a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability involving the handling of cookies by IE.
[May 12, 2000, 8:39]
Microsoft attacks Google's Chrome-in-IE plan
News Microsoft on Thursday lashed out against Google Chrome Frame — an internet Explorer plug-in that supplants IE's rendering engine with Google's. ZDNet UK's sister site, CNET News.com, spoke to Amy Barzdukas, general manager for IE.
[September 25, 2009, 8:54]
Google plug-in lets IE use Chrome technology
News For users, installing Google Chrome Frame will allow them to seamlessly enjoy modern web apps at blazing speeds, through the familiar interface of the version of IE that they are currently using," said Google programmer Alex Russell and product...
[September 23, 2009, 9:26]
