Microsoft was informed seven months ago about a zero-day exploit that was found in Internet Explorer 8 but has yet to issue an update to fix the issue, but there's been no attacks that have used it.
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February's data from Net Applications shows that Internet Explorer 11 is now the second most used desktop web browser worldwide, but IE8 remains in the number one slot.
Chrome 31, the latest version of Google's web browser, has unexpectedly jumped ahead of Microsoft's IE10 in the latest market share data from Net Applications for December 2013.
Microsoft has released a patch designed to plug a security exploit discovered in current versions of Internet Explorer, which has already been used by hackers in a limited number of attacks.
Google has announced it will stop supporting Internet Explorer 8 for its Google Analytics product by the end of 2013, so that Google can "facilitate adoption of newer web technologies."
As part of its Patch Tuesday event, Microsoft has released a permanent fix for a recently discovered zero-day exploit found in Internet Explorer 8, along with nine other security bulletins.
The new Internet Explorer 8 zero-day exploit that was confirmed by Microsoft on Friday is being blamed as the cause of attacks that have created malware infections on a number of websites.
Microsoft has confirmed that a "zero-day" exploit has been found in Internet Explorer 8 and offers users of the web browser some workarounds while it prepares to release a patch.
Internet Explorer gained a tiny bit of the overall web browser market share in March 2013, rising to 55.83 percent. IE10's own share was up slightly to 2.93 percent.
As promised on Sunday, Microsoft has now released a new patch for Internet Explorer patch for IE6, 7 and 8 that closes a security exploit that was discovered a couple of weeks ago.
A security firm claims to have found a way to bypass Microsoft's "Fix It" Patch for Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 which would allow the exploit that the patch closes to be used by hackers.
Data from Net Applications shows that Internet Explorer 10 was only being used by 0.89 percent in December, while IE8 remains on top in the world of browsers with 23.44 percent.
Microsoft has now released a "Fix It" patch for the exploit that was discovered last week in its Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 versions and is still working on a full update for those browsers.
A new exploit that affects the Internet Explorer 8 web browser has been found that has already been used in a cyber attack. The exploit does not appear to affect IE9 or IE10.
A newly discovered security exploit in the last three Internet Explorer web browsers is being used to deliver the "Poison Ivy" malware. Microsoft says they are "aware" of the problem.
It was three years ago today that Microsoft shipped IE8 to the consumer with a seemingly odd endorsement from Dolly Parton for a new feature introduced in IE8, web slices.
Starting from January 2012, Microsoft will automatically update older versions of Internet Explorer on Windows XP, Vista and 7 unless you opt-out with a tool kit.
Apparently the cake was a lie. After hearing that Firefox 4 was no longer going to be receiving security updates, Microsoft was quick to pounce on the opportunity to improve their market penetration within the...
At the annual pwn2own competition, where hackers lineup to show off their security-cracking skills on a number of software and hardware devices, both Safari and Internet Explorer 8 were successfully exploited due to a zero-day...
The Windows Team Blog points us to a report browser usage showing that Internet Explorer 8 usage is on the rise throughout the world. With all versions of Internet Explorer accounted for, Microsoft's share of users...
Net Applications released their usage share numbers for June on Thursday and Internet Explorer has gained 0.57% share worldwide. Continuing the trend from May, when IE gained usage share in the United States, the share worldwide...
Time for a bit of site news. We have determined that guests who browse Neowin Forums using Internet Explorer 8 experienced frequent lock-ups. After investigating the issue, we found that it came from an advertising...
Over the last year, IE6 marketshare has fallen by 6% in the US, from 11.47% to 4.74%. Back in March, Neowin reported that a funeral was held for IE6 where Microsoft even sent flowers...
Day 1 of Pwn2Own has just wrapped up and the results so far mimic those of last year. Hackers have claimed victory over all browsers and operating systems except Google's Chrome browser, which no one...
Microsoft will ship a mobile version of Internet Explorer 7 inside Windows Phone 7 when devices ship later this year. The mobile version, yet to be named, is a version between Internet Explorer 7 and 8...
Guardian.co.uk references a Net Applications' chart from January 2010 showing that IE8 now commands the largest maket share of any browser in the world. Previously, IE6 held the crown. For some time now, Microsoft, as...
Microsoft has issued a statement confirming that it plans to release a patch for a security vulnerability in Internet Explorer which saw Google fall victim to some targeted and sophisticated attacks recently. George Stathakopoulos, Microsoft Security,...
Microsoft has had a torrid time over the past week as governments and customers question the security of the popular web browser, Internet Explorer. The issues began when Google went public that they were targeted in...
Microsoft has created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E – the version of Windows that will ship...
One of the biggest releases of patches since October 2008 is due on Tuesday June 9. Microsoft has confirmed it will deliver 10 security updates to patch some serious bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer,...
In case your favorite language isn't English and have been waiting to install a language pack for the recently released Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft has finally released language packs for the following languages: ...
Microsoft plans to distribute Internet Explorer 8 to computers running previous versions of IE (IE 6 or IE 7) via Automatic Updates starting from the 3rd week of April. The update will be rolled out...
In my most recent piece, "IE8, and why it's almost my default browser", I outline a couple of factors that inhibited IE8 from holding the default browser position on my PC. Since writing that article,...
TippingPoint's 3rd annual Pwn2Own contest has already shown significant security breaches on Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8, but Google's Chrome was the only browser that made it through the first day...
Earlier this year when Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate was released, the IE team submitted 3784 new test cases to the CSS 2.1 Working Group for inclusion into the CSS 2.1 test suite. And today,...
With rumors circulating that the next version of Internet Explorer might use Webkit, an open source web browser engine, Hachamovitch confirmed to Ars that the next version of IE will not use Webkit "Hachamovitch...
Update: Users can now download Internet Explorer 8 starting from today here As Neowin mentioned earlier, Microsoft today announced the availability of Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser that offers the best...
With MIX09 fast approaching, Microsoft is expected to announce few goodies in the conference, happening in Las Vegas this Wednesday. So here is my prediction on what Microsoft may announce this year: Internet Explorer...
Taipei Times reports Microsoft Taiwan has announced during a press meet that Internet Explorer 8 will be released on March 20 in the local Taiwanese version. It was earlier predicted that Microsoft will RTM IE...
TechARP reported earlier that Microsoft will finalize its IE 8 RTM schedule on March 5 and the RTM version of IE 8 will be released during the final 2 weeks of March. Now TechARP has...