Microsoft Warns of Internet Explorer Security Gap

[DriVer]

IN THE NEWS

CBS NEWS

Microsoft says a security gap in Internet Explorer could allow an attacker to take complete control of a computer if the user clicks on a link to a malicious website.

The vulnerability affects versions 6 through 11 of the Web browser.
Microsoft Corp. said Saturday that it was aware of "limited, targeted attacks" that tried to exploit the security gap. The company is working on a safety fix which it will provide in an upcoming software update.

In the meantime, Microsoft encourages customers to enable a firewall, apply all software updates and install anti-malware software.

A division of the Homeland Security Department says it is aware of the exploitation. It recommends users and administrators download software called the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) from Microsoft, or use another browser until an update becomes available.
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[Denniscw]

Microsoft announced a fix for the security issue and also stated they have either released or soon will release the fix for XP based computers.

[vsheetz]

Our IT department is recommending to use Chrome browser in the interim until IE is patched.

[lllkrob]

The IE patch is out, I downloaded and installed it yesterday.

Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2964358)
Installation date: ‎5/‎1/‎2014 2:41 PM
Installation status: Successful
Update type: Important
A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2964358
Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

[MandG-Fun]

Install Firefox or Chrome, it's the perfect security patch for IE.

[vsheetz]

Originally Posted by lllkrob

The IE patch is out, I downloaded and installed it yesterday.

Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2964358)
Installation date: ‎5/‎1/‎2014 2:41 PM
Installation status: Successful
Update type: Important
A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
More information:
Description of the security update for Internet Explorer for systems that have security update 2929437 installed: May 1, 2014
Help and Support:
Microsoft Support

Thanks, after reading this I checked WU - and found it had already downloaded and was waiting a reboot to install. Now done.

[wyorancher]

Heard the other day on TV that for those people still living in the 90s and using I.E that a fix was on the way. For the rest of the world nothing to be concerned about.