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Internet Explorer zero day exploit may have targeted nuclear workers
- Security researchers at Invincea discovered an exploit in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 late last month that would allow an attacker to remotely execute malicious code on a victim’s computer. Normally such a flaw wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy but malicious code…
IE mouse tracking flaw allows sites to record cursor movements
- Spider.io reported today that Microsoft has no "immediate plans" to fix the potential Internet Explorer vulnerability which allows any website operator (or advertiser, hacker etc...) to track a visitor's mouse cursor movements. Microsoft's security team has acknowledged the issue but…
Chrome, IE market share creeps upward, Firefox losing ground
- According to data from analytics firm Net Applications, Internet Explorer may be making a slow come back after years of being on the decline. Although IE's market share only ticked upward from 53.83 to 54.09 percent, this is compounded by…
Microsoft: Internet Explorer is the browser you love to hate
- "The Browser You Love to Hate" is Microsoft's latest attempt at humility, applying its self-deprecating, signature humor to yet another quirky ad campaign aimed to win back former users of their increasingly abandoned browser. "It's good now. No, really." seems to be…
IE market share slips, Facebook pulls support for IE7
- While Microsoft was quick to announce Internet Explorer 9 gained significant ground in usurping IE8 on Windows 7, the latest numbers from Net Applications and StatCounter write a richer story than the company was willing to tell.
Microsoft to start releasing automatic Internet Explorer updates
- Microsoft announced today that it plans to start releasing automatic Internet Explorer updates in the near future. Starting next month, Windows XP, Vista and 7 users in Australia and Brazil will begin experiencing the silent rollouts. It's worth noting that this…
Chrome still pushing forward, IE8 falls below 30%, IE6 falls below 10%
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With IE9, Firefox 5, and Chrome 12 all out, the second browser war is only getting fiercer. Let's take a look at the market share numbers for last month. Between June and July, Internet Explorer dropped 0.87 percentage points, much more than the previous month.
Microsoft: IE9 adoption "about five times higher" than that of IE8
- Microsoft has announced that so far, the adoption rate of Internet Explorer 9 is about five times higher then what the company saw for Internet Explorer 8 in the same time frame. Over 90 percent of IE9 downloads (through March…
IE8 and Safari hacked at Pwn2Own, nobody tries Chrome
- Hackers successfully compromised Safari and Internet Explorer during the first day of Pwn2Own. The event began yesterday at 3:30PM PT and a group from French security firm Vupen exploited Safari 5 running on a MacBook Air in only five seconds,…
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