“We
take a huge amount of pride that, among widely used browsers, IE is the safest
in the world due to its secure development and ability to protect customers,
even in the face of cybercriminals who want to break it. This means that when we
saw the first reports about this vulnerability we said fix it, fix it fast, and
fix it for all our customers. So we
did.”
General Manager of
trustworthy Computing for Microsoft Adrienne Hall commenting on Microsoft's
Decision to patch the Zero-day exploit vulnerability for all versions of
Windows
Today,
Thursday May 1st 2014, Microsoft became a responsible company once
more!
Microsoft
has finally fixed the Zero-Day in the Internet Explorer Browser at 10am on
Thursday May 1st 2014, even issuing a patch for Windows XP users as
reported in Microsoft
backs down, will fix Internet Explorer vulnerability—even on Windows XP,
published May 1, 2014 10:32 AM by Mark Hachman, PCWorld and “Microsoft
fixes big IE bug -- even on Windows XP”, published May 1, 2014 10:46 AM PDT
by Seth Rosenblat, CNET News.
That’s
right, dear reader!
Even
for Windows XP users, who are still clinging for dear life to Windows XP as
stated in “Windows
XP stays strong despite end of support”, published May 1, 2014 5:02 AM PDT
by Lance Whitney, CNET News will get a patch
for Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8, the ONLY versions that Windows XP Can run.
Windows XP and Internet
Explorer 6, 7, and 8 Love – Corporate irresponsibility in the face of Customer
Danger
Why
they persist in using Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8, which can barely render
Google Gmail and some Social Media Websites instead of upgrading to Google
Chrome via the Google
Chrome Standalone Installer, Mozilla Firefox or even Apple Safari as described in my Geezam blog article entitled “How
to reset the default Search Engine in Mozilla Firefox” is beyond me!
The
Stats presented by Netmarketshare indicate support for Internet Explorer is
over 57% with Windows XP users still holding strong at over 27% as noted in my blog article
entitled “NetMarketShare
Second Quarter Stats show Windows XP Growing Strong while Google Chrome in No.
2 Spot - Windows 7 Upgrade Windfall for Computer Repair Technicians”.
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Microsoft
had initially declared on Monday April 28th 2014 that Windows XP
users were undeserving of support as stated in “Microsoft: No IE Patch For Windows XP”,
published 4/28/2014 01:30 PM by Michael Endler, InformationWeek. That must have
elicited howls of protest from many quarters, due to the ubiquitous usage of
Internet Explorer Browser.
Despite
the fact that it’s an Internet Explorer Browser issue, not a Windows OS issue
and thus affects ANYONE using Internet Explorer, even Apple Mac users, who are
just as vulnerable to viruses as PC’s as noted in my Geezam blog article entitled “How
to protect your Mac for Viruses, as apparently Macs can get viruses too”.
That
non-chalance off-the-cuff response by this big Corporate giant forced CERT
(Computer Emergency Readiness Team) in England and the US to advise users to
avoid using Microsoft's Internet Explorer and use another Browser as stated in
“Stop
using Microsoft's IE browser until bug is fixed, US and UK warn”, published
April 28, 2014 11:18 AM PDT by Seth Rosenblatt, CNET
News.
US
Department of Homeland Security son followed suit, issuing a Ban against
Microsoft Internet Explorer usage and telling users to use another Browser such
as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as stated in “DHS
warns against using Internet Explorer until bug is patched”, published Apr
28, 2014 1:20 PM by Mark Hachman, PCWorld.
Microsoft being
irresponsible Corporate Entity – CERT and DHS Slap on the wrist got them back
in the Game
The
zero-Day exploit, discovered by Security Firm FireEye on Sunday April 27th
2014, allows for hackers to gain Remote control access to your computer via
you’re the Internet Explorer Browser. Thus the bug allows them to remotely
control your computer and install keyloggers to steal your passwords as
described in my blog
article entitled “Professor
Marco Gercke warns of Scammers using Keyloggers for Spear Phishing - How to use
Keyloggers and how to Protect yourself from Scammer's American Hustle for Fast
Cash”.
This is similar in Function of Google Chrome
Browsers allowing Remote access via installing the Chrome
Google Chrome Remote Desktop in Google
Chrome and then installing the Remote Desktop for Android Extension
on your Google Android smartphone within Google
Chrome for Android.
However,
this is done WITHOUT your consent or control as stated in “Android
Chrome now lets you hop on your PC from afar”, published April 17, 2014
11:12 AM PDT by Seth Rosenblatt, CNET News.
General
Manager of trustworthy Computing for Microsoft Adrienne Hall issued a statement
that’s effectively the closes thing to an apology as they took ownership of the
problem, quote: “Even though Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft and
is past the time we normally provide security updates, we’ve decided to provide
an update for all versions of Windows XP (including embedded), today. We made
this exception based on the proximity to the end of support for Windows
XP. The reality is there have been a
very small number of attacks based on this particular vulnerability and
concerns were, frankly, overblown. Unfortunately this is a sign of the times
and this is not to say we don’t take these reports seriously. We absolutely do”
.
Whatever.
My
advice; don’t get the Bug fix, as you can just use another Browser such as
Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, as you don’t need to upgrade to a new Version
of Windows just to keep using Internet Explorer as I’d recommended in my blog article
entitled “NetMarketShare
Second Quarter Stats show Windows XP Growing Strong while Google Chrome in No.
2 Spot - Windows 7 Upgrade Windfall for Computer Repair Technicians”.
Better
yet, migrate to Linux and you’ll have less problems with Viruses and the
Internet overall.
Here’s
a list of alternative Browsers:
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