Apr 29th 2014, 23:46:50
First note from my company's IT group yesterday:
Followed this morning by:
Stop using Internet Explorer as your browser till there is an update from Microsoft. There is a bug that could may allow a hacker to take control of your computer. As soon as I hear there is a fix I will let you know.
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
Homeland Security: Don't use IE due to bug
http://usat.ly/1m3LwbM
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
Homeland Security: Don't use IE due to bug
http://usat.ly/1m3LwbM
Followed this morning by:
All,
An FYI about this bug. It will not be fixed in XP due to it being end of life. If you are running XP at home you should consider upgrading as this bug count will continue to increase.
This is the first of many zero-day attacks and vulnerabilities that will never be fixed for Windows XP users. Microsoft last month shipped its final set of updates for XP. Unfortunately, many of the exploit mitigation techniques that EMET brings do not work in XP.
An FYI about this bug. It will not be fixed in XP due to it being end of life. If you are running XP at home you should consider upgrading as this bug count will continue to increase.
This is the first of many zero-day attacks and vulnerabilities that will never be fixed for Windows XP users. Microsoft last month shipped its final set of updates for XP. Unfortunately, many of the exploit mitigation techniques that EMET brings do not work in XP.