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New IE Zero-Day Exploit Leads to PoisonIvy
New IE Zero-Day Exploit Leads to PoisonIvy
[We’re currently investigating a new zero-day exploit that affects Internet Explorer versions 7, 8, and 9. The exploit, which is detected by Trend Micro as HTML_EXPDROP.II, is found to be hosted in {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.104.149. Incidentally, this server also hosted the Java zero-day exploit reported last August 30. Based on our initial analysis, when executed, HTML_EXPDROP.II drops a malicious .SWF file (SWF_DROPPR.II). The .SWF file then drops a backdoor detected as BKDR_POISON.BMN. More information the analysis will be posted in this entry.] http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs...-to-poisonivy/ ************************************************** **** Microsoft released a patch last Friday, so hopefully your system got that security update, you might double check to see if you got it or not. |
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I've got to do more computer reading. lol Melody |
Basically , Microsoft's IE browsers have a security hole, but if you got the windows update on last Friday, you should be fine.
If not do a manual windows update just to be sure. Internet Explorer Fix it available now; Security Update scheduled for Friday MSRCTeam 19 Sep 2012 3:20 PM [Then, on this Friday, Sept. 21, we will release a cumulative update for Internet Explorer through Windows Update and our other standard distribution channels. We recommend that you install this update as soon as it is available. If you have automatic updates enabled on our PC, you won’t need to take any action – it will automatically be updated on your machine. This will not only reinforce the issue that the Fix It addressed, but cover other issues as well.] http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/arch...or-friday.aspx |
And this is the 84,934th reason NOT to use IE :p
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I might know all about tablets, but operating systems and poison ivy, etc, are still over my head. But I can learn. thanks. Melody |
If you have IE installed , whether you use it or not, I would still make sure the update has taken place, just to be safe.
I don't use it either but it's still on my system. |
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