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New IE9 Update Fixes Several Security Flaws
Posted on: 2011-08-11 17:41:39 By Lance Whitney @ CNET News Microsoft has rolled out a new update for Internet Explorer 9 that fixes a host of different security holes. Launched on Microsoft's familiar "Patch Tuesday," the August 2011 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer is a critical one that resolves issues not just in IE9 but in versions 6, 7, and 8 as well, according to a Microsoft blog. The update is available through Windows Update, so IE users who have Windows automatic updates turned on should have already received it. The patch takes care of five holes in IE that were disclosed in coordination with Microsoft and two others that were publicly revealed. The most serious of the security flaws could let a hacker run code on a remote PC if the user visits a malicious Web page. Microsoft also advises that people who run accounts without administrative rights are generally better protected against these types of exploits. Read more... |