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You are here: Home / Tech / Hacking / Microsoft Warns Users to Upgrade Because of Zero Day IE Bug

Microsoft Warns Users to Upgrade Because of Zero Day IE Bug

September 18, 2012 by Paul Spoerry Leave a Comment

Unpatched Internet Explorer bug causes Microsoft to issue a security advisory for Internet Explorer 9 and previous versions. The in-the-wild exploit can install the Poison Ivy trojan; malware used to steal data or take remote control of PCs.

_62959824_hackedThe issue does not impact Internet Explorer 10, the version of IE that will ship next month in Windows 8. Microsoft Security is offering a cumbersome work around but there is currently no fix.

Today Microsoft released Security Advisory 2757760 to address a targeted issue affecting some versions of Internet Explorer,” a Microsoft representative told me. “The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) blog contains more information about the advisory and some customer guidance.

IE10 is the only unaffected version, and it’s only available with Windows 8 (which isn’t available to the public yet). This is a HUGE deal because all of the affected browsers accounted for 53% of all browsers used worldwide in August.

Until a patch is available, Microsoft recommended that users block attacks with EMET 3.0 (Exploit Mitigation Experience Toolkit), boosting IE’s security zone settings to “high,” and configuring the browser to display a warning before executing scripts. That’s a lot of work and likely out of the reach for many PC users. The danger in a zero day vulnerabilities is that they appear in the wild before patches are made available. So… switch over to Chrome or FireFox folks!

Microsoft Security Response Center blog post

Filed Under: Hacking, Tech, Web Life, Windows

About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

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