Microsoft warning over browser security flaw

Microsoft has issued a "critical" warning over a newly-discovered flaw
in Windows.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12325139
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On 31/01/2011 21:21, Java Jive wrote:
> Microsoft has issued a "critical" warning over a newly-discovered flaw
> in Windows.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12325139

Thanks for that!
George

On 31/01/2011 21:21, Java Jive wrote:
> Microsoft has issued a "critical" warning over a newly-discovered flaw
> in Windows.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12325139

Yawn. This news?

Does the BBC recruit ex-daily mail journos or something?

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Adrian C <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>On 31/01/2011 21:21, Java Jive wrote:
>> Microsoft has issued a "critical" warning over a newly-discovered flaw
>> in Windows.

>Yawn. This news?

Well, it does seem odd that the BBC reports every serious security issue
in MSIE. However, given the number of users who use MSIE[0], if a BBC
news article means that more of them are aware that they should upgrade
immediately (or at least when a patch is available), it's better for the
Internet as a whole, since fewer system to compromise means fewer
systems available for criminal enterprises.

- river.

[0] I believe Firefox now has a fairly respectable market share, but I
have a feeling Firefox users are more likely to update when the browser
tells them to, instead of postponing it or putting off updates entirely.

On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:02:14 +0000, River Tarnell wrote:

> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Adrian C
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>On 31/01/2011 21:21, Java Jive wrote:
>>> Microsoft has issued a "critical" warning over a newly-discovered flaw
>>> in Windows.
>
>>Yawn. This news?
>
> Well, it does seem odd that the BBC reports every serious security issue
> in MSIE. However, given the number of users who use MSIE[0], if a BBC
> news article means that more of them are aware that they should upgrade
> immediately (or at least when a patch is available), it's better for the
> Internet as a whole, since fewer system to compromise means fewer systems
> available for criminal enterprises.
>
> - river.
>
> [0] I believe Firefox now has a fairly respectable market share, but I
> have a feeling Firefox users are more likely to update when the browser
> tells them to, instead of postponing it or putting off updates entirely.

Latest figures released for 2010 show that Firefox now has a bigger market
share in Europe than IE. It's said that IE lost some of it's market share
to Google's Chrome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_s...f_web_browsers

http://gs.statcounter.com/press/fire...n-browser-wars

"sqool" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed) id...
> On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:02:14 +0000, River Tarnell wrote:
>
>> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Adrian C
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>On 31/01/2011 21:21, Java Jive wrote:
>>>> Microsoft has issued a "critical" warning over a newly-discovered flaw
>>>> in Windows.
>>
>>>Yawn. This news?
>>
>> Well, it does seem odd that the BBC reports every serious security issue
>> in MSIE. However, given the number of users who use MSIE[0], if a BBC
>> news article means that more of them are aware that they should upgrade
>> immediately (or at least when a patch is available), it's better for the
>> Internet as a whole, since fewer system to compromise means fewer systems
>> available for criminal enterprises.
>>
>> - river.
>>
>> [0] I believe Firefox now has a fairly respectable market share, but I
>> have a feeling Firefox users are more likely to update when the browser
>> tells them to, instead of postponing it or putting off updates entirely.
>
> Latest figures released for 2010 show that Firefox now has a bigger market
> share in Europe than IE. It's said that IE lost some of it's market share
> to Google's Chrome.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_s...f_web_browsers
>
> http://gs.statcounter.com/press/fire...n-browser-wars
>
>
Have just run Microsoft Update to check if my PC needs it and it reports my
PC does not need any updating. Wonder if someone trying to upset IE users.
Regards
David

On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:35:20 -0000, "David" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Have just run Microsoft Update to check if my PC needs it and it reports my
>PC does not need any updating. Wonder if someone trying to upset IE users.

MS haven't released an update yet.

If you want a temporary fix you can get one from

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2501696


Ian
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On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:19:04 +0000, IanB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:35:20 -0000, "David" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>>Have just run Microsoft Update to check if my PC needs it and it reports my
>>PC does not need any updating. Wonder if someone trying to upset IE users.
>
>MS haven't released an update yet.
>
>If you want a temporary fix you can get one from
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2501696
>
Tried it. Said it could not open the file and suggested using the web
service to find the correct program.