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IE Flaw Puts Windows XP SP2 At Risk

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the double-your-pleasure dept.

Zigor writes "CNET is reporting that a new flaw has been discovered in Internet Explorer that could enable a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, eEye Digital Security has warned. The discovery of this IE flaw comes just over a month after Microsoft issued a cumulative patch addressing three vulnerabilities for IE. The new IE flaw also adds to another vulnerability, discovered last month, that affects systems using Windows XP SP2."

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  1. Re:Pfew! by Bert64 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    sp2 also makes the whole thing run considerably slower.. and causes incompatibilities with certain (admittedly poorly written, but your running them on a poorly written os too) apps..
    The best solution, would be to uninstall the affected software and replace it (or not use it atall, not all machines need a browser) but ms makes that as hard as possible to do.

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  2. Re:New /. Section by bobcave · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    then leave, you big fag.


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