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Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities

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  1. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,252   +38

    Researchers at Vupen, a private security firm based in France, claim to have found multiple, critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. The team's exploits allow hackers to remotely execute code, allowing crafty individuals to potentially gain control...

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  2. St1ckM4n TechSpot Maniac Posts: 1,519   +199

    That is indeed a naughty article name haha.
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  3. p51d007 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 160   +15

    Not surprised...it's a NEW OS...bound to have a few bugs, which is why some people wait til SP1 or the first couple of weeks to update.
  4. MilwaukeeMike TechSpot Booster Posts: 978   +193

    I thought it was pretty dumb... although maybe I've been out of high school too long.
  5. Windows 8 is an operating system. It's not your girlfriend. Stop crying every time somebody has to report the state of things.

    I am waiting for a service pack also. It's called Windows 9. Hope, it fixes Windows 8. Right now, its unusable for me.