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'New' Internet Explorer zero-day has been exploited for three months

article published on 30 September, 2013

Reports are coming in this week that Microsoft's Internet Explorer zero-day (CVE-2013-3893), which remains unpatched, has been exploited for at least three months now. Microsoft first acknowledged the vulnerability earlier this month, and has issued one of their "Fix It" tools to help contain the dangers until a full patch is released. Researchers at FireEye say the attacks can be ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0
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_ 		1. October 2013 @ 14:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
As an IT person, I tell people to just stay away from IE entirely!

Use FF or Chrome.......Hell...........USE OPERA even but STAY THE F AWAY FROM IE!
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megadunderhead
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_ 		4. October 2013 @ 06:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
agreed i build my own machines i refuse to use internet explorer or use microsoft's security patches for it.

Because:

if you notice the same security update for internet explorer 7/8/9 pops up in windows update not once not twice but 5 times so if the first patch didn't work what makes you think the 5 th one will
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