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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

IE holes not fixed by latest patches

IDG News Service reports: "Four new holes have been discovered in the Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow malicious hackers to run attack code on Windows systems, even if those systems have installed the latest software patches from the Redmond, Washington company, security experts warn.

"Some of the new flaws are already being used to attack Windows users and include a glitch that allows attackers to fake or 'spoof' the address of a Web page, as well as vulnerabilities that enable malicious pages from the Internet to be handled by IE with very little scrutiny or security precautions."

Comment: The article mentions that PivX offers "a free tool, Qwik-Fix, that locks down Windows and prevents many common exploits." I've never heard of it but would be interested to hear the views of anyone who has tried it....

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