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Microsoft Security Patch Fixes URL Security Flaw

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-more-typing-URLs dept.

loteck writes "Microsoft has just released Security Update 832894. According to their official information, it affects all NT kernel versions of Windows and most versions of Internet Explorer. Here's a rundown of the important fixes, notably 'A vulnerability that involves the incorrect parsing of URLs that contain special characters' in Internet Explorer, as previously discussed on Slashdot."

3 of 545 comments (clear)

  1. perhaps IE was named after by Tandoori+Haggis · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "Aiee!!!", a death cry depicted in war comics?

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  2. Re:Here are the patches: by tymbow · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    These sort of comments should be flagged as troll and never funny.

    There is no wit in any of this anymore no matter how true it is.

    Would everyone please come up with some new jokes.

  3. Re:At least better than the KB article :) by lucifuge31337 · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Exactly the same way I treat Anonymous Coward posts such as yours.

    Nice try, but you've disproved your own point by simply responding.

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