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27_8ecb.xml_33 | train | evt | 27_8ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | 17 | 17 | 112 | 121 | targeting | ACT16628372713940200 | target | ['microsoft', 'issue', 'rare', 'emergency', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'miscreant', 'step', 'attack', 'target', 'vulnerability', 'hundred', 'thousand', 'webpage'] | Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks <m> targeting </m> a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks escalate
Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks <m> targeting </m> a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages .
In many cases , the websites distributing the toxic payload are legitimate destinations that have been commandeered , allowing an attacker to snare victims as they surf to online banks , forums , and other trusted sites .
There are at least six distinct versions of attack code circulating in the wild , according to researchers at iDefense , a security lab owned by VeriSign .
A web search showed 233,000 pages containing the string ardoshanghai.com/s.js , just one of many web addresses exploiting a weakness in the way IE 's data-binding function works .
Most of the attacks silently install keylogging software as soon as a victim surfs to a site carrying the exploit .
Once installed , the software steals login credentials for online games .
Attack strings in separate SQL injections include 17gamo.com/1.js .
Researchers say the number of attack sites is too high to keep exhaustive lists , but Shadowserver is doing an admirable job here .
`` The vulnerability is so juicy that we expect it to show up in tool kits fairly shortly , '' said Rick Howard , intelligence director of iDefense .
The patch was released eight days after reports began circulating that websites were targeting a vulnerability in fully patched versions of IE .
This is only the second time in 18 months that Microsoft has issued an unscheduled update .
Typically , patches are available on the second Tuesday of each month to allow system administrators time for planning .
Given the prevalence of attacks , there 's no good reason why anyone running a Windows machine should n't stop what they 're doing and install the patch immediately ( those with administrative rights , anyway ) - doing so is as easy as opening IE and selecting Windows Update from the Tools menu .
The patch can also be downloaded directly here .
Howard mentioned the site of `` a major financial institution '' that he found hosting the exploit , so do n't think you 're immune just because you steer clear of porn and warez . |
27_8ecb.xml_23 | train | evt | 27_8ecb.xml | 0 | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks escalate | 7 | 7 | 47 | 55 | escalate | ACT16759683188477295 | escalate | ['microsoft', 'issue', 'emergency', 'ie', 'patch', 'attack', 'escalate'] | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks <m> escalate </m> | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks <m> escalate </m>
Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages .
In many cases , the websites distributing the toxic payload are legitimate destinations that have been commandeered , allowing an attacker to snare victims as they surf to online banks , forums , and other trusted sites .
There are at least six distinct versions of attack code circulating in the wild , according to researchers at iDefense , a security lab owned by VeriSign .
A web search showed 233,000 pages containing the string ardoshanghai.com/s.js , just one of many web addresses exploiting a weakness in the way IE 's data-binding function works .
Most of the attacks silently install keylogging software as soon as a victim surfs to a site carrying the exploit .
Once installed , the software steals login credentials for online games .
Attack strings in separate SQL injections include 17gamo.com/1.js .
Researchers say the number of attack sites is too high to keep exhaustive lists , but Shadowserver is doing an admirable job here .
`` The vulnerability is so juicy that we expect it to show up in tool kits fairly shortly , '' said Rick Howard , intelligence director of iDefense .
The patch was released eight days after reports began circulating that websites were targeting a vulnerability in fully patched versions of IE .
This is only the second time in 18 months that Microsoft has issued an unscheduled update .
Typically , patches are available on the second Tuesday of each month to allow system administrators time for planning .
Given the prevalence of attacks , there 's no good reason why anyone running a Windows machine should n't stop what they 're doing and install the patch immediately ( those with administrative rights , anyway ) - doing so is as easy as opening IE and selecting Windows Update from the Tools menu .
The patch can also be downloaded directly here .
Howard mentioned the site of `` a major financial institution '' that he found hosting the exploit , so do n't think you 're immune just because you steer clear of porn and warez . |
27_8ecb.xml_24 | train | evt | 27_8ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | 14 | 15 | 93 | 103 | stepped up | ACT16759683188477295 | step | ['microsoft', 'issue', 'rare', 'emergency', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'miscreant', 'step', 'attack', 'target', 'vulnerability', 'hundred', 'thousand', 'webpage'] | Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants <m> stepped up </m> attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks escalate
Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants <m> stepped up </m> attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages .
In many cases , the websites distributing the toxic payload are legitimate destinations that have been commandeered , allowing an attacker to snare victims as they surf to online banks , forums , and other trusted sites .
There are at least six distinct versions of attack code circulating in the wild , according to researchers at iDefense , a security lab owned by VeriSign .
A web search showed 233,000 pages containing the string ardoshanghai.com/s.js , just one of many web addresses exploiting a weakness in the way IE 's data-binding function works .
Most of the attacks silently install keylogging software as soon as a victim surfs to a site carrying the exploit .
Once installed , the software steals login credentials for online games .
Attack strings in separate SQL injections include 17gamo.com/1.js .
Researchers say the number of attack sites is too high to keep exhaustive lists , but Shadowserver is doing an admirable job here .
`` The vulnerability is so juicy that we expect it to show up in tool kits fairly shortly , '' said Rick Howard , intelligence director of iDefense .
The patch was released eight days after reports began circulating that websites were targeting a vulnerability in fully patched versions of IE .
This is only the second time in 18 months that Microsoft has issued an unscheduled update .
Typically , patches are available on the second Tuesday of each month to allow system administrators time for planning .
Given the prevalence of attacks , there 's no good reason why anyone running a Windows machine should n't stop what they 're doing and install the patch immediately ( those with administrative rights , anyway ) - doing so is as easy as opening IE and selecting Windows Update from the Tools menu .
The patch can also be downloaded directly here .
Howard mentioned the site of `` a major financial institution '' that he found hosting the exploit , so do n't think you 're immune just because you steer clear of porn and warez . |
27_8ecb.xml_25 | train | evt | 27_8ecb.xml | 0 | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks escalate | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | issues | ACT16632487083891659 | issue | ['microsoft', 'issue', 'emergency', 'ie', 'patch', 'attack', 'escalate'] | Microsoft <m> issues </m> emergency IE patch as attacks escalate | Microsoft <m> issues </m> emergency IE patch as attacks escalate
Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages .
In many cases , the websites distributing the toxic payload are legitimate destinations that have been commandeered , allowing an attacker to snare victims as they surf to online banks , forums , and other trusted sites .
There are at least six distinct versions of attack code circulating in the wild , according to researchers at iDefense , a security lab owned by VeriSign .
A web search showed 233,000 pages containing the string ardoshanghai.com/s.js , just one of many web addresses exploiting a weakness in the way IE 's data-binding function works .
Most of the attacks silently install keylogging software as soon as a victim surfs to a site carrying the exploit .
Once installed , the software steals login credentials for online games .
Attack strings in separate SQL injections include 17gamo.com/1.js .
Researchers say the number of attack sites is too high to keep exhaustive lists , but Shadowserver is doing an admirable job here .
`` The vulnerability is so juicy that we expect it to show up in tool kits fairly shortly , '' said Rick Howard , intelligence director of iDefense .
The patch was released eight days after reports began circulating that websites were targeting a vulnerability in fully patched versions of IE .
This is only the second time in 18 months that Microsoft has issued an unscheduled update .
Typically , patches are available on the second Tuesday of each month to allow system administrators time for planning .
Given the prevalence of attacks , there 's no good reason why anyone running a Windows machine should n't stop what they 're doing and install the patch immediately ( those with administrative rights , anyway ) - doing so is as easy as opening IE and selecting Windows Update from the Tools menu .
The patch can also be downloaded directly here .
Howard mentioned the site of `` a major financial institution '' that he found hosting the exploit , so do n't think you 're immune just because you steer clear of porn and warez . |
27_8ecb.xml_26 | train | evt | 27_8ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | issued | ACT16632487083891659 | issue | ['microsoft', 'issue', 'rare', 'emergency', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'miscreant', 'step', 'attack', 'target', 'vulnerability', 'hundred', 'thousand', 'webpage'] | Microsoft has <m> issued </m> a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks escalate
Microsoft has <m> issued </m> a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages .
In many cases , the websites distributing the toxic payload are legitimate destinations that have been commandeered , allowing an attacker to snare victims as they surf to online banks , forums , and other trusted sites .
There are at least six distinct versions of attack code circulating in the wild , according to researchers at iDefense , a security lab owned by VeriSign .
A web search showed 233,000 pages containing the string ardoshanghai.com/s.js , just one of many web addresses exploiting a weakness in the way IE 's data-binding function works .
Most of the attacks silently install keylogging software as soon as a victim surfs to a site carrying the exploit .
Once installed , the software steals login credentials for online games .
Attack strings in separate SQL injections include 17gamo.com/1.js .
Researchers say the number of attack sites is too high to keep exhaustive lists , but Shadowserver is doing an admirable job here .
`` The vulnerability is so juicy that we expect it to show up in tool kits fairly shortly , '' said Rick Howard , intelligence director of iDefense .
The patch was released eight days after reports began circulating that websites were targeting a vulnerability in fully patched versions of IE .
This is only the second time in 18 months that Microsoft has issued an unscheduled update .
Typically , patches are available on the second Tuesday of each month to allow system administrators time for planning .
Given the prevalence of attacks , there 's no good reason why anyone running a Windows machine should n't stop what they 're doing and install the patch immediately ( those with administrative rights , anyway ) - doing so is as easy as opening IE and selecting Windows Update from the Tools menu .
The patch can also be downloaded directly here .
Howard mentioned the site of `` a major financial institution '' that he found hosting the exploit , so do n't think you 're immune just because you steer clear of porn and warez . |
27_8ecb.xml_34 | train | evt | 27_8ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | 5 | 5 | 28 | 37 | emergency | 10000002004 | emergency | ['microsoft', 'issue', 'rare', 'emergency', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'miscreant', 'step', 'attack', 'target', 'vulnerability', 'hundred', 'thousand', 'webpage'] | Microsoft has issued a rare <m> emergency </m> update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages . | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks escalate
Microsoft has issued a rare <m> emergency </m> update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages .
In many cases , the websites distributing the toxic payload are legitimate destinations that have been commandeered , allowing an attacker to snare victims as they surf to online banks , forums , and other trusted sites .
There are at least six distinct versions of attack code circulating in the wild , according to researchers at iDefense , a security lab owned by VeriSign .
A web search showed 233,000 pages containing the string ardoshanghai.com/s.js , just one of many web addresses exploiting a weakness in the way IE 's data-binding function works .
Most of the attacks silently install keylogging software as soon as a victim surfs to a site carrying the exploit .
Once installed , the software steals login credentials for online games .
Attack strings in separate SQL injections include 17gamo.com/1.js .
Researchers say the number of attack sites is too high to keep exhaustive lists , but Shadowserver is doing an admirable job here .
`` The vulnerability is so juicy that we expect it to show up in tool kits fairly shortly , '' said Rick Howard , intelligence director of iDefense .
The patch was released eight days after reports began circulating that websites were targeting a vulnerability in fully patched versions of IE .
This is only the second time in 18 months that Microsoft has issued an unscheduled update .
Typically , patches are available on the second Tuesday of each month to allow system administrators time for planning .
Given the prevalence of attacks , there 's no good reason why anyone running a Windows machine should n't stop what they 're doing and install the patch immediately ( those with administrative rights , anyway ) - doing so is as easy as opening IE and selecting Windows Update from the Tools menu .
The patch can also be downloaded directly here .
Howard mentioned the site of `` a major financial institution '' that he found hosting the exploit , so do n't think you 're immune just because you steer clear of porn and warez . |
27_8ecb.xml_35 | train | evt | 27_8ecb.xml | 0 | Microsoft issues emergency IE patch as attacks escalate | 2 | 2 | 17 | 26 | emergency | 10000002005 | emergency | ['microsoft', 'issue', 'emergency', 'ie', 'patch', 'attack', 'escalate'] | Microsoft issues <m> emergency </m> IE patch as attacks escalate | Microsoft issues <m> emergency </m> IE patch as attacks escalate
Microsoft has issued a rare emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser as miscreants stepped up attacks targeting a vulnerability on hundreds of thousands of webpages .
In many cases , the websites distributing the toxic payload are legitimate destinations that have been commandeered , allowing an attacker to snare victims as they surf to online banks , forums , and other trusted sites .
There are at least six distinct versions of attack code circulating in the wild , according to researchers at iDefense , a security lab owned by VeriSign .
A web search showed 233,000 pages containing the string ardoshanghai.com/s.js , just one of many web addresses exploiting a weakness in the way IE 's data-binding function works .
Most of the attacks silently install keylogging software as soon as a victim surfs to a site carrying the exploit .
Once installed , the software steals login credentials for online games .
Attack strings in separate SQL injections include 17gamo.com/1.js .
Researchers say the number of attack sites is too high to keep exhaustive lists , but Shadowserver is doing an admirable job here .
`` The vulnerability is so juicy that we expect it to show up in tool kits fairly shortly , '' said Rick Howard , intelligence director of iDefense .
The patch was released eight days after reports began circulating that websites were targeting a vulnerability in fully patched versions of IE .
This is only the second time in 18 months that Microsoft has issued an unscheduled update .
Typically , patches are available on the second Tuesday of each month to allow system administrators time for planning .
Given the prevalence of attacks , there 's no good reason why anyone running a Windows machine should n't stop what they 're doing and install the patch immediately ( those with administrative rights , anyway ) - doing so is as easy as opening IE and selecting Windows Update from the Tools menu .
The patch can also be downloaded directly here .
Howard mentioned the site of `` a major financial institution '' that he found hosting the exploit , so do n't think you 're immune just because you steer clear of porn and warez . |
27_15ecb.xml_17 | train | ent | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | <m> Microsoft </m> released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
<m> Microsoft </m> released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_16 | train | ent | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 21 | 21 | 138 | 147 | attackers | HUM16627963455277878 | attacker | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious <m> attackers </m> taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious <m> attackers </m> taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_22 | train | ent | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 12 | 13 | 85 | 102 | Internet Explorer | NON16628072497530110 | Internet | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in <m> Internet Explorer </m> , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in <m> Internet Explorer </m> , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_12 | train | ent | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 10 | 10 | 66 | 81 | vulnerabilities | NON16727620231965862 | vulnerability | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug <m> vulnerabilities </m> in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug <m> vulnerabilities </m> in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_13 | train | ent | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 27 | 27 | 181 | 186 | flaws | NON16727620231965862 | flaw | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security <m> flaws </m> . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security <m> flaws </m> .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_18 | train | ent | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 5 | 5 | 39 | 44 | patch | NON16727641175459595 | patch | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security <m> patch </m> on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security <m> patch </m> on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_19 | train | ent | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 7 | 7 | 48 | 57 | Wednesday | TIM27376179174463069 | Wednesday | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on <m> Wednesday </m> to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on <m> Wednesday </m> to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_20 | train | evt | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 18 | 18 | 117 | 122 | comes | 10000002006 | come | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that <m> comes </m> amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that <m> comes </m> amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_21 | train | evt | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 22 | 23 | 148 | 164 | taking advantage | ACT16759694191093666 | advantage | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers <m> taking advantage </m> of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers <m> taking advantage </m> of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_25 | train | evt | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 16 | 16 | 107 | 111 | move | ACT16632487083891659 | move | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a <m> move </m> that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a <m> move </m> that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_14 | train | evt | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | released | ACT16632487083891659 | release | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft <m> released </m> a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft <m> released </m> a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_15 | train | evt | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 9 | 9 | 61 | 65 | plug | ACT16632539609441083 | plug | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to <m> plug </m> vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to <m> plug </m> vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_23 | train | evt | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 4 | 4 | 30 | 38 | security | 10000002007 | security | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical <m> security </m> patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical <m> security </m> patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_15ecb.xml_24 | train | evt | 27_15ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the security flaws . | 26 | 26 | 172 | 180 | security | 10000002008 | security | ['microsoft', 'release', 'critical', 'security', 'patch', 'wednesday', 'plug', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'come', 'amid', 'malicious', 'attacker', 'take', 'advantage', 'security', 'flaw'] | Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the <m> security </m> flaws . | Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
Microsoft released a critical security patch on Wednesday to plug vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer , a move that comes amid malicious attackers taking advantage of the <m> security </m> flaws .
The patch is designed to prevent attackers from downloading malware onto users ' computers if they visit a malicious Web site , or a legitimate Web site that has been infected .
This zero-day exploit has been in circulation since the first week of December and potentially could have infected a wide swath of users .
The vulnerabilities are found in not only IE 7 , Microsoft 's latest browser , but also Internet Explorer 5.01 , Internet Explorer 6 , and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 . |
27_12ecb.xml_17 | train | ent | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 13 | 13 | 77 | 84 | hackers | HUM16627963455277878 | hacker | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows <m> hackers </m> to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows <m> hackers </m> to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_22 | train | ent | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 23 | 23 | 138 | 147 | computers | NON16728230766371174 | computer | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over <m> computers </m> . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over <m> computers </m> .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_13 | train | ent | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 5 | 5 | 36 | 41 | patch | NON16727641175459595 | patch | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency <m> patch </m> to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency <m> patch </m> to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_14 | train | ent | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 10 | 10 | 60 | 64 | flaw | NON16727620231965862 | flaw | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software <m> flaw </m> that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software <m> flaw </m> that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_15 | train | ent | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 11 | 11 | 65 | 69 | that | NON16727620231965862 | that | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw <m> that </m> allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw <m> that </m> allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_16 | train | ent | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 17 | 18 | 97 | 114 | Internet Explorer | NON16628072497530110 | internet | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into <m> Internet Explorer </m> browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into <m> Internet Explorer </m> browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_26 | train | ent | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | <m> Microsoft </m> has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
<m> Microsoft </m> has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_24 | train | evt | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 2 | 2 | 14 | 22 | released | ACT16632487083891659 | release | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has <m> released </m> an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has <m> released </m> an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_18 | train | evt | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 7 | 7 | 45 | 48 | fix | ACT16632539609441083 | fix | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to <m> fix </m> a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to <m> fix </m> a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_19 | train | evt | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 21 | 22 | 128 | 137 | take over | ACT16632565623246075 | take | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and <m> take over </m> computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and <m> take over </m> computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_20 | train | evt | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 15 | 16 | 88 | 96 | get into | ACT27376525645832010 | into | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to <m> get into </m> Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to <m> get into </m> Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_25 | train | evt | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 4 | 4 | 26 | 35 | emergency | 10000002009 | emergency | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an <m> emergency </m> patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an <m> emergency </m> patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_12ecb.xml_27 | train | evt | 27_12ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | 12 | 12 | 70 | 76 | allows | ACT27376725138038411 | allow | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'patch', 'fix', 'software', 'flaw', 'allow', 'hacker', 'internet', 'explorer', 'browser', 'computer'] | Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that <m> allows </m> hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers . | Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that <m> allows </m> hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers .
The head of Microsoft 's security response team says all users of Internet Explorer should test and install the update as soon as possible .
Experts say without the emergency patch , the flaw could allow criminals to take control of computers and steal users ' passwords even when they are not downloading material .
Microsoft says less than 1 per cent of Australian PC users have been affected by the problem . |
27_3ecb.xml_19 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | it | HUM16627702263331271 | it | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As <m> it </m> promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As <m> it </m> promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_20 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 7 | 8 | 29 | 44 | Microsoft Corp. | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , <m> Microsoft Corp. </m> today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , <m> Microsoft Corp. </m> today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_18 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 26 | 26 | 134 | 143 | attackers | HUM16627963455277878 | attacker | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that <m> attackers </m> have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that <m> attackers </m> have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_28 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 33 | 34 | 190 | 199 | Web sites | 10000002010 | site | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked <m> Web sites </m> . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked <m> Web sites </m> .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_22 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 13 | 13 | 71 | 76 | patch | NON16727641175459595 | patch | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency <m> patch </m> to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency <m> patch </m> to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_24 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 20 | 21 | 104 | 121 | Internet Explorer | NON16628072497530110 | Internet | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in <m> Internet Explorer </m> ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in <m> Internet Explorer </m> ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_17 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 18 | 18 | 96 | 100 | hole | NON16727620231965862 | hole | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical <m> hole </m> in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical <m> hole </m> in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_23 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 9 | 9 | 45 | 50 | today | TIM27376179174463069 | today | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. <m> today </m> issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. <m> today </m> issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_15 | train | ent | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | Tuesday | 10000002011 | Tuesday | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ <m> Tuesday </m> ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ <m> Tuesday </m> ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_25 | train | evt | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 32 | 32 | 183 | 189 | hacked | 10000002012 | hack | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from <m> hacked </m> Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from <m> hacked </m> Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_26 | train | evt | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | promised | 10000002013 | promise | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it <m> promised </m> [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it <m> promised </m> [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_14 | train | evt | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 15 | 15 | 80 | 84 | plug | ACT16632539609441083 | plug | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to <m> plug </m> a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to <m> plug </m> a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_16 | train | evt | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 10 | 10 | 51 | 57 | issued | ACT16632487083891659 | issue | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today <m> issued </m> an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today <m> issued </m> an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_21 | train | evt | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 30 | 30 | 167 | 177 | exploiting | ACT16759694191093666 | exploit | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly <m> exploiting </m> from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly <m> exploiting </m> from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_3ecb.xml_27 | train | evt | 27_3ecb.xml | 3 | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an emergency patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | 12 | 12 | 61 | 70 | emergency | 10000002014 | emergency | ['promise', 'tuesday', 'microsoft', 'corp.', 'today', 'issue', 'emergency', 'patch', 'plug', 'critical', 'hole', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'attacker', 'increasingly', 'exploit', 'hack', 'web', 'site'] | As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an <m> emergency </m> patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites . | Critical IE patch now available : go get it !
In Thursday 's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Microsoft 's latest out-of-cycle , critical patch for Internet Explorer .
Not to mention portability , 1980 's style ...
As it promised [ Tuesday ] , Microsoft Corp. today issued an <m> emergency </m> patch to plug a critical hole in Internet Explorer ( IE ) that attackers have been increasingly exploiting from hacked Web sites .
The patch , described in Microsoft 's security bulletin MS08-078 , fixes a flaw in the data-binding function of all available versions of the popular browser , including IE5.01 , IE6 , IE7 and IE8 Beta 2 .
Microsoft labeled the bug as `` critical , '' the most serious threat ranking in its four-step scoring system .
According to both Microsoft and numerous security firms , attacks have been mounting , particularly since last weekend , when hackers began hijacking legitimate Web sites and launching exploits against unwary visitors .
In fact , Microsoft said it monitored a `` huge increase '' in attacks last Saturday .
The number of infected Web sites , many of them legitimate , has grown at `` an alarming '' rate since the vulnerability was released into the wild and people need to do nothing but visit an infected site with a vulnerable browser to be affected .
By Friday , Microsoft was aware users were becoming infected at a rate even faster than previous zero-day exploits .
Originally porn sites seemed to be the carriers , but the number of legit sites causing infections was skyrocketing .
Hackers were planting the exploit using well-known SQL injection techniques .
It is users ' turn to protect themselves by installing this emergency patch and all all the others , and fast .
Since the bad guys were exploiting it before Microsoft knew it existed , the exploit is termed `` zero day '' because that is how much notice Microsoft got of the problem .
It is also termed an `` drive-by '' exploit since a user could pick up a malware infestation by merely using IE to browse any of thousands of compromised websites .
In short , it was really nasty stuff .
Brian Krebs sounds worried:
Microsoft estimated Monday that one in every 500 Windows users had been exposed to sites that try to exploit the flaw .
Additionally , it said the number of victims was increasing at a rate of 50 percent daily .
This is an urgent update .
If you use Windows , apply this patch now .
Microsoft 's Mike Reavey grabs the mic:
This update will be applied automatically to hundreds of millions of customers through automatic updates over the next few days .
And , for our enterprise customers - with multiple systems within their networks - this update can be deployed through all standard security update management systems including , SCCM , SMS , WSUS , and Windows Update
This update meets the quality , deployment and application compatibility criteria .
It is a high-quality update , ready for broad release , and we encourage customers to test and deploy this update as quickly as possible .
We were able to share detailed information with our partners in the Microsoft Active Protections Program ( MAPP ) and Microsoft Security Response Alliance ( MSRA ) , allowing protections to be created for over 24 different security partners ' products .
This is further validation of our commitment to 'community based defense ' and means customers that ... were n't even using Microsoft products , were also protected from known attacks .
Ed Oswald is impressed by Microsoft 's speed:
Well , that was quick .
It 's pretty bad when security experts are telling your customers to switch .
These are unbiased ( for the most part ) folks , and the typical computer user is going to take their advice seriously .
But Tiny Dancer ... well , not so much:
Eight days is rather shamefully long to have to wait for a potentially devastating vulnerability to be fixed .
This ai n't Hanukkah , Microsoft , and you ai n't no Maccabee . |
27_1ecb.xml_46 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | <m> Microsoft </m> has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
<m> Microsoft </m> has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_47 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` <m> Microsoft </m> has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` <m> Microsoft </m> has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_48 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 23 | 23 | 140 | 147 | company | HUM16627702263331271 | company | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the <m> company </m> in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the <m> company </m> in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_45 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 15 | 15 | 93 | 102 | customers | HUM16627778540077611 | customer | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its <m> customers </m> from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its <m> customers </m> from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_57 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 24 | 24 | 127 | 132 | users | HUM16627778540077611 | user | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million <m> users </m> hacked by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million <m> users </m> hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_58 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 28 | 28 | 149 | 158 | criminals | HUM16627963455277878 | criminal | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber <m> criminals </m> . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber <m> criminals </m> .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_43 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 18 | 18 | 93 | 102 | computers | NON16728230766371174 | computer | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the <m> computers </m> of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the <m> computers </m> of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_44 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 19 | 19 | 113 | 122 | computers | NON16728230766371174 | computer | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of <m> computers </m> vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of <m> computers </m> vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_49 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 13 | 14 | 73 | 90 | Internet Explorer | NON16628072497530110 | Internet | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in <m> Internet Explorer </m> that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in <m> Internet Explorer </m> that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_50 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 8 | 9 | 48 | 65 | Internet Explorer | NON16628072497530110 | Internet | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for <m> Internet Explorer </m> that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for <m> Internet Explorer </m> that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_34 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 7 | 7 | 46 | 52 | update | NON16727641175459595 | update | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has said that an emergency security <m> update </m> has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security <m> update </m> has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_35 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | patch | NON16727641175459595 | patch | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software <m> patch </m> , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software <m> patch </m> , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_36 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 6 | 6 | 37 | 43 | update | NON16727641175459595 | update | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security <m> update </m> for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security <m> update </m> for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_37 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 10 | 10 | 66 | 70 | that | NON16727641175459595 | that | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer <m> that </m> will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer <m> that </m> will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_59 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 11 | 11 | 65 | 69 | flaw | NON16727620231965862 | flaw | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a <m> flaw </m> in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a <m> flaw </m> in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_60 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 7 | 8 | 40 | 50 | last night | TIM27376179174463069 | night | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was released <m> last night </m> , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released <m> last night </m> , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_61 | train | ent | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 13 | 13 | 66 | 74 | loophole | NON16727620231965862 | loophole | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a <m> loophole </m> that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a <m> loophole </m> that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_39 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 25 | 25 | 133 | 139 | hacked | ACT16632565623246075 | hack | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users <m> hacked </m> by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users <m> hacked </m> by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_40 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 24 | 24 | 149 | 155 | hijack | ACT16632565623246075 | hijack | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and <m> hijack </m> . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and <m> hijack </m> .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_41 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 18 | 18 | 118 | 125 | attacks | ACT16632565623246075 | attack | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious <m> attacks </m> , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious <m> attacks </m> , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_51 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 13 | 13 | 81 | 88 | protect | 10000002015 | protect | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help <m> protect </m> its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help <m> protect </m> its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_54 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 6 | 6 | 31 | 39 | released | ACT16632487083891659 | release | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was <m> released </m> last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was <m> released </m> last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_55 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 3 | 3 | 17 | 25 | released | ACT16632487083891659 | release | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has <m> released </m> a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has <m> released </m> a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_32 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 9 | 9 | 57 | 62 | fixed | ACT16632539609441083 | fix | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has <m> fixed </m> a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has <m> fixed </m> a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_33 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 2 | The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | 11 | 11 | 57 | 63 | closed | ACT16632539609441083 | close | ['software', 'patch', 'release', 'night', 'close', 'loophole', 'see', 'computer', 'million', 'user', 'hack', 'cyber', 'criminal'] | The software patch , which was released last night , has <m> closed </m> a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has <m> closed </m> a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_38 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 22 | 22 | 137 | 144 | hacking | ACT16632565623246075 | hacking | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to <m> hacking </m> and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to <m> hacking </m> and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_52 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 1 | Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | said | ACT16727656023335002 | say | ['microsoft', 'say', 'emergency', 'security', 'update', 'fix', 'flaw', 'internet', 'explorer', 'leave', 'million', 'computer', 'vulnerable', 'hacking', 'hijack'] | Microsoft has <m> said </m> that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has <m> said </m> that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_53 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 21 | 21 | 131 | 135 | said | ACT16727656023335002 | say | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' <m> said </m> the company in a statement . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' <m> said </m> the company in a statement .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_1ecb.xml_56 | train | evt | 27_1ecb.xml | 4 | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a statement . | 26 | 26 | 153 | 162 | statement | 10000002016 | statement | ['``', 'microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'update', 'internet', 'explorer', 'help', 'protect', 'customer', 'malicious', 'attack', 'say', 'company', 'statement'] | `` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a <m> statement </m> . | Internet Explorer issue 'fixed ' , say Microsoft
Microsoft has said that an emergency security update has fixed a flaw in Internet Explorer that left millions of computers vulnerable to hacking and hijack .
The software patch , which was released last night , has closed a loophole that has seen the computers of at least two million users hacked by cyber criminals .
The problem related to a `` zero day '' flaw that tricked people into visiting an infected website , enabling hackers to gain access to online banking passwords and e-shopping logon details .
`` Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer that will help protect its customers from malicious attacks , '' said the company in a <m> statement </m> .
`` Like a vaccine developed to fight a virus , this 'security update ' will protect computers only if it is installed . ''
Computers that are set to automatically update and install software will already be protected by the patch .
Those users who manage their own updates are advised to download the fix as soon as possible from the Microsoft website .
`` When the patch is released , people should run , not walk , to get it installed , '' said Paul Ferguson , a researcher with Trend Micro .
`` This vulnerability is being actively exploited by cyber criminals and getting worse every day . ''
It is thought that the security flaw , which came to light earlier this week , was exposed by accident , after a Chinese security firm , Knowsec , released details of the loophole believing Microsoft had already issued a software fix to resolve it .
However , technology experts have warned that malware authors , who write the viruses and code that exploits security vulnerabilities , are already working on ways to get around the software update .
`` We are seeing customised versions of the IE 7 exploit with varying degrees of obfuscation , '' wrote McAfee security expert Rahul Mohandas on the company blog .
`` Malware authors have been coming up with innovative mechanisms to leverage this exploit to social engineer the not so tech-savvy internet users . '' |
27_11ecbplus.xml_1 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 1 | Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'patch', 'internet', 'explorer'] | <m> Microsoft </m> releases security patch for Internet Explorer | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
<m> Microsoft </m> releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_2 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | <m> Microsoft </m> released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
<m> Microsoft </m> released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_41 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 28 | 28 | 176 | 181 | users | HUM16627778540077611 | user | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of <m> users </m> . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of <m> users </m> .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_40 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 12 | 12 | 84 | 91 | hackers | HUM16627963455277878 | hacker | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after <m> hackers </m> exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after <m> hackers </m> exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
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Microsoft releases security patch for <m> Internet Explorer </m>
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_15 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 7 | 8 | 49 | 66 | Internet Explorer | NON16628072497530110 | Internet | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for <m> Internet Explorer </m> on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for <m> Internet Explorer </m> on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_16 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 21 | 21 | 137 | 144 | browser | NON16628072497530110 | browser | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web <m> browser </m> to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web <m> browser </m> to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_39 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 4 | 5 | 32 | 44 | software fix | NON16628128321821328 | software | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency <m> software fix </m> for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency <m> software fix </m> for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_18 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 9 | 10 | 67 | 77 | on Tuesday | TIM16629016021623094 | Tuesday | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer <m> on Tuesday </m> after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer <m> on Tuesday </m> after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_125 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 15 | 16 | 104 | 117 | security flaw | NON16628047448605797 | security | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a <m> security flaw </m> in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a <m> security flaw </m> in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_126 | train | ent | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 1 | Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer | 2 | 3 | 19 | 33 | security patch | NON16628128321821328 | security | ['microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'patch', 'internet', 'explorer'] | Microsoft releases <m> security patch </m> for Internet Explorer | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases <m> security patch </m> for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_9 | train | evt | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | released | ACT16628380851866429 | release | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft <m> released </m> an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft <m> released </m> an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_10 | train | evt | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 13 | 13 | 92 | 101 | exploited | ACT16628282010133294 | exploit | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers <m> exploited </m> a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers <m> exploited </m> a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_11 | train | evt | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 23 | 23 | 148 | 154 | attack | ACT16628483776494389 | attack | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to <m> attack </m> an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to <m> attack </m> an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_8 | train | evt | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 1 | Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | releases | ACT16628380851866429 | release | ['microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'patch', 'internet', 'explorer'] | Microsoft <m> releases </m> security patch for Internet Explorer | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft <m> releases </m> security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_119 | train | evt | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | 15 | 15 | 104 | 112 | security | 10000002017 | security | ['microsoft', 'release', 'emergency', 'software', 'fix', 'internet', 'explorer', 'tuesday', 'hacker', 'exploit', 'security', 'flaw', 'popular', 'web', 'browser', 'attack', 'unknown', 'number', 'user'] | Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a <m> security </m> flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users . | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a <m> security </m> flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_11ecbplus.xml_122 | train | evt | 27_11ecbplus.xml | 1 | Microsoft releases security patch for Internet Explorer | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | security | 10000002018 | security | ['microsoft', 'release', 'security', 'patch', 'internet', 'explorer'] | Microsoft releases <m> security </m> patch for Internet Explorer | http : / / articles . timesofindia . indiatimes . com / 2013 - 09 - 18 / internet / 42182019 _ 1 _ microsoft - issues - security - flaw - internet - explorer
Microsoft releases <m> security </m> patch for Internet Explorer
Reuters Sep 18 , 2013 , 02 . 16PM IST
Microsoft released an emergency software fix for Internet Explorer on Tuesday after hackers exploited a security flaw in the popular Web browser to attack an unknown number of users .
The software maker said on its website it released the software , known as a "Fix It , " as an emergency measure to protect customers after learning about "extremely limited , targeted attacks" that made use of the newly discovered bug .
Microsoft said the attacks took advantage of an undiscovered flaw , or "zero day" vulnerability in industry parlance .
State - sponsored hacking groups are often willing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for zero - day vulnerabilities in widely used software such as Internet Explorer , according to security experts who track that market .
They typically use them on small numbers of carefully selected , high - value targets , to keep such flaws secret .
Once Microsoft issues a warning about a zero - day bug , other groups of hackers involved in massive cyber - crime operations , such as identity theft , rush to reverse - engineer the Fix Its so they can build computer viruses that also exploit the same vulnerabilities .
Security experts said Internet Explorer users should either immediately install the Fix It or stop using the browser until Microsoft can put out an update , which will be automatically installed through its Windows Update program .
"With the Fix It out , I'm sure any attacker who is a bit sophisticated can figure out what the flaw is and implement a similar exploit in their own attack toolkit , " said Wolfgang Kandek , chief technology officer with the cybersecurity firm Qualys Inc .
"Fix Its" are pieces of software for remediating security flaws that must be downloaded and installed on PCs .
They are designed to protect customers while Microsoft prepares official updates , automatically delivered via the Internet to be installed on computers .
Kandek said he expects Microsoft to push out an update to address the issue within two to three weeks .
The Fix It can be installed by clicking on a link this page on Microsoft's support site |
27_1ecbplus.xml_18 | train | ent | 27_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['microsoft', 'release', 'temporary', 'patch', 'fix', '"zero', 'day"', 'previously', 'unknown', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'web', 'browser'] | <m> Microsoft </m> has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser . | http : / / www . bbc . co . uk / news / technology - 24142934
18 September 2013 Last updated at 13 : 59 GMT
Microsoft releases fix for 'zero - day' IE browser bug
<m> Microsoft </m> has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser .
The software giant said the bug , which relates to the browser's memory , could affect all versions of IE6 to 10 .
Attackers could set up websites specifically designed to exploit the vulnerability , Microsoft said , and then run malicious code on users' computers .
Targeted attacks directed at IE8 and 9 had already been reported , it said .
"This is a serious vulnerability potentially affecting millions of Windows computers , " Dana Tamir , director at security company Trusteer , told the BBC .
"Hackers are already exploiting this so I hope Microsoft produces a full patch within a few days , " she said .
In a blog post , Microsoft's Dustin Childs advised concerned users to set internet and local security zone settings to "high" to block ActiveX controls and active scripting .
He also recommended changing IE settings to prompt users before running active scripting .
But doing this "may affect usability" , he said , so users should add sites they trust , and visit often , to the IE trusted sites zone .
Microsoft's Fix It patch applies only to 32 - bit versions of IE .
It is not being rolled out automatically and is not intended to be a replacement for scheduled security updates , the company said .
"This temporary workaround is like applying a Band - Aid to a wound , " said Ms Tamir .
Last week , Microsoft admitted that it had been forced to rewrite four of its security updates just three days after they had been issued .
Customers had reported receiving repeated demands to install the updates even after they had already done so . |
27_1ecbplus.xml_24 | train | ent | 27_1ecbplus.xml | 2 | Microsoft releases fix for 'zero - day' IE browser bug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Microsoft | HUM16627702263331271 | Microsoft | ['microsoft', 'release', 'fix', "'zero", "day'", 'ie', 'browser', 'bug'] | <m> Microsoft </m> releases fix for 'zero - day' IE browser bug | http : / / www . bbc . co . uk / news / technology - 24142934
18 September 2013 Last updated at 13 : 59 GMT
<m> Microsoft </m> releases fix for 'zero - day' IE browser bug
Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser .
The software giant said the bug , which relates to the browser's memory , could affect all versions of IE6 to 10 .
Attackers could set up websites specifically designed to exploit the vulnerability , Microsoft said , and then run malicious code on users' computers .
Targeted attacks directed at IE8 and 9 had already been reported , it said .
"This is a serious vulnerability potentially affecting millions of Windows computers , " Dana Tamir , director at security company Trusteer , told the BBC .
"Hackers are already exploiting this so I hope Microsoft produces a full patch within a few days , " she said .
In a blog post , Microsoft's Dustin Childs advised concerned users to set internet and local security zone settings to "high" to block ActiveX controls and active scripting .
He also recommended changing IE settings to prompt users before running active scripting .
But doing this "may affect usability" , he said , so users should add sites they trust , and visit often , to the IE trusted sites zone .
Microsoft's Fix It patch applies only to 32 - bit versions of IE .
It is not being rolled out automatically and is not intended to be a replacement for scheduled security updates , the company said .
"This temporary workaround is like applying a Band - Aid to a wound , " said Ms Tamir .
Last week , Microsoft admitted that it had been forced to rewrite four of its security updates just three days after they had been issued .
Customers had reported receiving repeated demands to install the updates even after they had already done so . |
27_1ecbplus.xml_110 | train | ent | 27_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser . | 9 | 11 | 50 | 62 | "zero - day" | NON16628047448605797 | "zero | ['microsoft', 'release', 'temporary', 'patch', 'fix', '"zero', 'day"', 'previously', 'unknown', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'web', 'browser'] | Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a <m> "zero - day" </m> , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser . | http : / / www . bbc . co . uk / news / technology - 24142934
18 September 2013 Last updated at 13 : 59 GMT
Microsoft releases fix for 'zero - day' IE browser bug
Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a <m> "zero - day" </m> , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser .
The software giant said the bug , which relates to the browser's memory , could affect all versions of IE6 to 10 .
Attackers could set up websites specifically designed to exploit the vulnerability , Microsoft said , and then run malicious code on users' computers .
Targeted attacks directed at IE8 and 9 had already been reported , it said .
"This is a serious vulnerability potentially affecting millions of Windows computers , " Dana Tamir , director at security company Trusteer , told the BBC .
"Hackers are already exploiting this so I hope Microsoft produces a full patch within a few days , " she said .
In a blog post , Microsoft's Dustin Childs advised concerned users to set internet and local security zone settings to "high" to block ActiveX controls and active scripting .
He also recommended changing IE settings to prompt users before running active scripting .
But doing this "may affect usability" , he said , so users should add sites they trust , and visit often , to the IE trusted sites zone .
Microsoft's Fix It patch applies only to 32 - bit versions of IE .
It is not being rolled out automatically and is not intended to be a replacement for scheduled security updates , the company said .
"This temporary workaround is like applying a Band - Aid to a wound , " said Ms Tamir .
Last week , Microsoft admitted that it had been forced to rewrite four of its security updates just three days after they had been issued .
Customers had reported receiving repeated demands to install the updates even after they had already done so . |
27_1ecbplus.xml_47 | train | ent | 27_1ecbplus.xml | 2 | Microsoft releases fix for 'zero - day' IE browser bug | 2 | 2 | 19 | 22 | fix | NON16628128321821328 | fix | ['microsoft', 'release', 'fix', "'zero", "day'", 'ie', 'browser', 'bug'] | Microsoft releases <m> fix </m> for 'zero - day' IE browser bug | http : / / www . bbc . co . uk / news / technology - 24142934
18 September 2013 Last updated at 13 : 59 GMT
Microsoft releases <m> fix </m> for 'zero - day' IE browser bug
Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser .
The software giant said the bug , which relates to the browser's memory , could affect all versions of IE6 to 10 .
Attackers could set up websites specifically designed to exploit the vulnerability , Microsoft said , and then run malicious code on users' computers .
Targeted attacks directed at IE8 and 9 had already been reported , it said .
"This is a serious vulnerability potentially affecting millions of Windows computers , " Dana Tamir , director at security company Trusteer , told the BBC .
"Hackers are already exploiting this so I hope Microsoft produces a full patch within a few days , " she said .
In a blog post , Microsoft's Dustin Childs advised concerned users to set internet and local security zone settings to "high" to block ActiveX controls and active scripting .
He also recommended changing IE settings to prompt users before running active scripting .
But doing this "may affect usability" , he said , so users should add sites they trust , and visit often , to the IE trusted sites zone .
Microsoft's Fix It patch applies only to 32 - bit versions of IE .
It is not being rolled out automatically and is not intended to be a replacement for scheduled security updates , the company said .
"This temporary workaround is like applying a Band - Aid to a wound , " said Ms Tamir .
Last week , Microsoft admitted that it had been forced to rewrite four of its security updates just three days after they had been issued .
Customers had reported receiving repeated demands to install the updates even after they had already done so . |
27_1ecbplus.xml_50 | train | ent | 27_1ecbplus.xml | 3 | Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser . | 5 | 5 | 35 | 40 | patch | NON16628128321821328 | patch | ['microsoft', 'release', 'temporary', 'patch', 'fix', '"zero', 'day"', 'previously', 'unknown', 'vulnerability', 'internet', 'explorer', 'ie', 'web', 'browser'] | Microsoft has released a temporary <m> patch </m> to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser . | http : / / www . bbc . co . uk / news / technology - 24142934
18 September 2013 Last updated at 13 : 59 GMT
Microsoft releases fix for 'zero - day' IE browser bug
Microsoft has released a temporary <m> patch </m> to fix a "zero - day" , or previously unknown , vulnerability in its Internet Explorer ( IE ) web browser .
The software giant said the bug , which relates to the browser's memory , could affect all versions of IE6 to 10 .
Attackers could set up websites specifically designed to exploit the vulnerability , Microsoft said , and then run malicious code on users' computers .
Targeted attacks directed at IE8 and 9 had already been reported , it said .
"This is a serious vulnerability potentially affecting millions of Windows computers , " Dana Tamir , director at security company Trusteer , told the BBC .
"Hackers are already exploiting this so I hope Microsoft produces a full patch within a few days , " she said .
In a blog post , Microsoft's Dustin Childs advised concerned users to set internet and local security zone settings to "high" to block ActiveX controls and active scripting .
He also recommended changing IE settings to prompt users before running active scripting .
But doing this "may affect usability" , he said , so users should add sites they trust , and visit often , to the IE trusted sites zone .
Microsoft's Fix It patch applies only to 32 - bit versions of IE .
It is not being rolled out automatically and is not intended to be a replacement for scheduled security updates , the company said .
"This temporary workaround is like applying a Band - Aid to a wound , " said Ms Tamir .
Last week , Microsoft admitted that it had been forced to rewrite four of its security updates just three days after they had been issued .
Customers had reported receiving repeated demands to install the updates even after they had already done so . |
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