Microsoft Issues Fix for IE Zero-Day, Includes XP Users
Summary: Microsoft released an emergency update for a zero-day flaw present in all versions of Internet Explorer that was being actively exploited, and said Windows XP users would also receive it despite the company ending XP support the prior month. The patch arrived less than five days after Microsoft warned of active attacks exploiting the previously unknown flaw, which can silently install malicious software when a user browses to a hacked or malicious site.
What you should know: Microsoft reversed its own end-of-support stance to patch XP because the flaw reached every IE version, and commenters on the piece reported the update breaking Windows 7 and 8.1 systems, leaving security leaders to weigh an actively exploited hole against a patch with known installation failures.
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