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| Written by Brandon M. Langston | |||
| Tuesday, 28 March 2006 | |||
Determina, which makes intrusion-prevention products, made an unofficial fix for the Microsoft Web browser available on Monday. The release came shortly after eEye Digital Security issued its own temporary patch. Both fixes are meant to protect Windows PCs against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed IE vulnerability Microsoft has yet to provide an update for. The software maker has not endorsed either fix, saying that as a rule it doesn't recommend installing outside patches. This is the second time this year that somebody has beaten Microsoft to the punch with a security fix. Last time, security experts supported a patch issued by a European researcher. This time, they are not recommending people apply the unofficial fixes. Instead, people should follow Microsoft's advice and disable the Active Scripting feature in IE, or simply use a different Web browser, experts said. What I would like to know is this; if a company can find problems with their own softwear why not fix it? I mean, this patch would fix a serious security problem and make people feel safe then why not do it? Share it!             Trackback(0)
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raycrave
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Another company has released a third-party patch for a serious flaw in Internet Explorer, as experts warn users to be cautious with non-Microsoft fixes.
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| I totally agree. I like IE but more and more I'm finding myself using Firefox because IE can be so unstable at times. |
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