Microsoft Internet Explorer Still Alive

Internet Explorer was the last week in the American media declared dead now, Microsoft provides the following browser a new name, but according to the software giant's IE still alive. "Rumors of the demise of Internet Explorer are greatly exaggerated," says Microsoft's Dane King-Smith, program manager of Internet Explorer. In January, however, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 will launch a new browser, called " Project Spartan ". A name that Microsoft this week again brought to the attention.

However, the advent of this browser does not imply that it immediately with Internet Explorer has ended. According to King-Smith is important that all Windows users using the latest IE version. In addition, Microsoft has released an update for the Enterprise Site Discovery Toolkit for IE released. The first version of the toolkit was released in October and allows system administrators to measure the use of IE11 with internal applications, such as pages visited, Active X controls and used websites or applications that crash.

So organizations can see which applications staff use the most and in what way. This should make it easier to upgrade to the latest version of IE. Instead of testing a browser-upgade for all applications can be looked for which applications this is the most important. The update to the Enterprise Site Discovery Toolkit now also allows to collect information from IE8-, IE9- and IE10 users. System administrators should have the option to turn on the workstation, since IE collects this information yourself. In addition, no information is also collected as InPrivate browsing mode is selected.

XP users should avoid Internet Explorer

Windows XP users should not use Internet Explorer now there is a new leak was discovered in the browser. That suggests Mikko Hypponen of the Finnish F-Secure. This weekend it was announced that a new leak in IE is present that is deployed. Limited extent in targeted attacks

The vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 to 11 present, although the attacks were directed only. Against users of IE9, IE10 and IE11 Since Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP, except for organizations with an extended service contract available, run IE users on the platform risk because there is no patch will be released which fixes the leak more.

Symantec also recommends that XP users to use another browser, but notes that this is a temporary measure until Microsoft has released a patch. A notable addition, because most XP users will receive. No more updates For XP users that IE can not do without the use of Microsoft's free Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 4.1 option.

This program adds additional security to the system and also works on Windows XP. The tool prevents attackers newly discovered IE vulnerability to exploit, according to Symantec. Besides XP users also users of other Windows versions can protect themselves through EMET against the vulnerability.

Warning of new vulnerability in Internet Explorer

There is a new and critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer discovers that actively used to infect computers with malware and cyber criminals which no update is available from Microsoft. The vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 11.

The attacks that were observed, however, were directed against IE9, IE10 and IE11. According to the U.S. security firm FireEye is the exploit of the vulnerability abuse by an APT (advanced persistent threat) group "used in the past more zero-day vulnerabilities used, including Firefox and Adobe Flash Player.

"We think this is an important zero-day, because the vulnerable versions about a quarter of the browser market decide," said analyst Chen Xiaobo. The exploits that attackers use uses a technique known through Adobe Flash Player, the Windows security bypasses to attack the unknown. Leak in IE

Solution

Microsoft vulnerability has also been confirmed and suggests that it is deployed. in targeted attacks only on a limited scalePending a security IE users to take various measures to protect themselves. Enabling the Enhanced Protected Mode in IE10 and IE11 can prevent the attack. IE users on Windows 7 itself should enable this option. Windows 8 Enhanced Protected Mode is enabled only in the "Metro" version of IE. If the desktop version of the browser on Windows 8 should still enable the measure itself used.

Since the exploit Adobe Flash Player as a springboard to attack the causes browserlek to disable the Flash Player plug-in in Internet Explorer ensure that the attack does not work anymore. Finally IE users can protect themselves by installing the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) version 4.1 or 5.0 Tech Preview .