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The vulnerability, reported by security research firm FireEye on April 26, exists in all versions of Internet Explorer from 6 through 11! Yes, it went undiscovered that long; IE 6 was released in 2001, shortly after the launch of Windows XP. The flaw enables an attacker to bypass IE’s built-in protections against execution of downloaded code and manipulate the browser’s memory space to obtain the same privileges on the affected machine that its user has.
Translation: If you run Internet Explorer, this bug could enable a hacker do almost anything on your computer. That's very bad. And you need to take action right away to protect yourself.
What Steps Should You Take?
Computer emergency response teams (CERTs) in the USA, UK, and Sweden have advised Windows users to avoid using Internet Explorer until a patch is issued. Popular web browsers such as Google Chrome and Firefox are recommended as alternatives to Internet Explorer.
XP and Vista users can reduce their vulnerability by installing Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit. (Astute readers will remember that I mentioned this tool recently in Free Microsoft Security Tools.) Also, for 64-bit systems running versions 10 or 11 of IE, there is a feature called Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM) that can be enabled to guard against this vulnerability. Instructions for turning on EPM can be found in the Suggested Actions section of Microsoft Security Advisory 2963983.
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