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New IE Vulnerability Used In Targeted Attacks; IE9, IE10 Users Safe
An anonymous reader writes "Criminals are using a new Internet Explorer security hole to attack Windows computers in targeted attacks, though the vulnerability could end up being more widely exploited. While IE9 and IE10 are not affected, versions IE6, IE7, and IE8 are. It's great to see that the latest versions of IE are immune, but this new vulnerability is still bad news for Windows XP users and earlier since they cannot upgrade to more recent versions of Microsoft's browser. 'We are actively investigating reports of a small, targeted issue affecting Internet Explorer 6-8,' Dustin Childs of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing told TNW. 'We will take appropriate action to help keep customers protected once our analysis is complete. People using Internet Explorer 9-10 are not impacted.'"
With "Secure Boot" and other abuse misnamed technology technology, Locking down devices to a non-upgradable[under the guise of an electronic device] Microsoft Platform, and allowing only Applications from a Microsoft store...where already Mozilla and Google are running to anti-trust groups saying their software is locked out [and no, pointing out how awful iOS is, does not solve the problem or excuse it] the fact that Microsoft cannot secure their own software, while it still occupies 40% of the market is just offensive, customers should be given their money back.