[ISN] Microsoft warns of security flaw that 'affects 900 MILLION people using Internet Explorer'

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:47:09 -0600 (CST)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1352271/Microsoft-security-flaw-affects-900m-people-using-Internet-Explorer.html

By Daily Mail Reporters
31st January 2011

Microsoft has issued a 'critical' security alert that affects 900million 
people using its Internet Explorer web browser.

The computer giant warned of a newly-discovered flaw in Windows that 
could be exploited by hackers to steal personal details or take over 
computers.

The glitch is so severe it potentially affects every user of Internet 
Explorer.

Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari browsers are all unaffected by the 
threat because, unlike Internet Explorer, they don't support MHTML 
files, where the problem lies.

The loophole only seems to affect the way Internet Explorer handles some 
web pages.

[...]


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