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Microsoft IE 5.0 bodges patched
News The two security holes in IE 5.0 are a further annoyance to Microsoft, which is still patching up unforeseen blunders in version 4 of its ubiquitous browser. Security vulnerabilities highlighted in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 have now been...
[September 30, 1999, 14:20]
A Year Ago: Microsoft IE claim debunked
News Department of Justice and in press releases issued this week, Microsoft officials said IE 3.0 is an integrated component of the Windows 95 operating system, as shipped in OSR (OEM Service Release) version 2.
[December 25, 1998, 5:45]
Microsoft IE claim debunked
News Department of Justice and in press releases issued this week, Microsoft officials said IE 3.0 is an integrated component of the Windows 95 operating system, as shipped in OSR (OEM Service Release) version 2.
[December 19, 1997, 11:04]
Microsoft IE bug leaves users vulnerable to phishing
News The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), the net security watchdog, released a security alert on Friday warning of a flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer which allows attackers to run programs on a user's computer.
[June 14, 2004, 13:05]
Microsoft IE patch leaves users locked out
News Microsoft's latest IE update, which was released outside the monthly patching cycle, stops the company's browser from being used to transfer malicious code to a user's PC and fixes the URL spoofing flaw, but it also stops URLs from being used to...
[February 4, 2004, 13:05]
Microsoft: IE hole worse than reported
News A representative of Microsoft, which has come under fire for its security policies, said the company had changed its original rating of a flaw in IE versions 5.5 and 6 as a result of comments posted to the Bugtraq online bulletin board by a...
[December 9, 2002, 8:19]
Microsoft fixes IE 7 phishing-shield bug
News The feature that protects against fraudulent websites, new in IE 7, in some cases could bog down computers running Windows, according to an article on Microsoft's support site published on Tuesday. IE 7, released in October, is the first major...
[December 18, 2006, 11:47]
Microsoft admits IE security alert lapse
News Microsoft has admitted that it knew about a security hole in Internet Explorer (IE) a full week before it accused a security firm of acting irresponsibly for publicly disclosing details of the exploit.
[November 19, 2001, 14:55]
Microsoft temporarily halts IE 5.5 downloads
News A Microsoft representative said the IE 5.5 service pack update was unrelated to the outages. Microsoft said Thursday it has temporarily halted downloads for its Internet Explorer 5.5 Web browser while it updates the accompanying service pack.
[January 26, 2001, 8:39]
Microsoft launches critical IE patches
News Microsoft had been under pressure to rush the IE patch out before Tuesday because miscreants were already exploiting one of the flaws. In a double-whammy for Windows users, all versions of the operating system vulnerable to the IE problems are also...
[April 12, 2006, 9:20]
Microsoft patches serious IE flaws
News An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system," Microsoft warned in its security bulletin, referring to the two critical IE flaws.
[December 14, 2005, 9:00]
US Report: Microsoft shows off IE 5.0
News This may be the first time that the company is demonstrating its new browser publicly but Microsoft has shown early releases of IE 5.0 to selected developers under non-disclosure agreements in recent months.
[June 2, 1998, 10:23]
Microsoft rolls out IE 5.5 browser
News Microsoft posted a version of its IE 5.5 Beta 1 to its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site for members only to download on Wednesday. Microsoft is touting IE 5.5's advances in three areas: platform, printing and performance.
[December 3, 1999, 9:09]
Microsoft exposes serious IE vulnerability
Talkback re: Microsoft exposes serious IE vulnerability It wasn't Microsoft who exposed this vulnerability but a third party. A bit erroneous. As usual MS is playing catchup.
[December 1, 2005, 14:41]
Microsoft rolls out IE 5.5 browser
News Microsoft posted a version of its IE 5.5 Beta 1 to its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site for members only to download on Wednesday. Microsoft is touting IE 5.5's advances in three areas: platform, printing and performance.
[December 9, 1999, 7:12]
Microsoft: No more IE for the Mac
News Microsoft plans to keep the existing versions of IE available on its Mac Web site. Microsoft said on Friday that it is halting development of future Macintosh versions of its Internet Explorer browser, citing competition from Apple Computer's...
[June 16, 2003, 7:58]
Microsoft exposes serious IE vulnerability
News Microsoft admits major IE hole Since then, Microsoft has also suggested increasing IE security settings so the system will prompt the user before running The company also suggests calling Microsoft if you experience an attack.
[November 29, 2005, 16:45]
IE5 Launch: Microsoft introduces kinder, gentler IE
News When Microsoft introduced IE 4 in the fall of 1997, it presented users with a completely new interface, including further integration between the operating system and browser and an active desktop, which gave users a series of channels on their...
[March 18, 1999, 7:24]
Microsoft debates future of IE 6
News IE 6.0, the newest version of Microsoft's browser, still has yet to be released officially to beta. Instead, sources said, Microsoft has been strongly considering making IE 6.0 only available as part of Whistler.
[January 12, 2001, 9:36]
Microsoft patch jams up IE
News The culprit is IE 7, the next version of Microsoft's Web browser, which is in beta testing. Microsoft has said that it plans to release an updated beta build of IE 7 for Windows XP before the end of March 2006.
[December 19, 2005, 8:50]
