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Vulnerability in older versions of Internet Explorer

By Christopher Mendla

May 1, 2014

XP

Last Updated on December 1, 2019 by Christopher G Mendla

I found a post in webmasterworld about a new vulnerability in older versions of internet explorer. 
Here is a summary:
 
 
  • There is an exploit for internet explorer that, when users open an email link or visit certain websites, the attacker can execute code at the level of the user.
  • This affects both XP and Windows 7/8 machines. The vulnerability was just publicized on April 26th. 
  • There may be a fix available for the windows 7/8 machines but there probably won’t be a fix for the XP machines. 
  • There are some fixes suggested in the Microsoft security bulletin. They aren’t simple fixes and will greatly restrict the usability of Internet Explorer


I would suggest that 

 
  • All users use Chrome or Firefox as their default browser. 
  • Do  NOT click on links or attachments in “Joke” or “Recreational” emails. 

 

If you are using XP at home, you are probably running as an administrator which makes you more vulnerable. 
 
 

 

Christopher Mendla

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