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Microsoft to patch critical IE hole today

Microsoft to patch critical IE hole today

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Microsoft is to patch up a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer today, in a out-of-cycle update. The vulnerability may have exploited by Chinese hackers trying get into Google. The event has certainly been exolited by Google to get at Microsoft. And China. Microsoft says the best way to avoid wandering around the web with your security trousers round your ankles is to update to IE8. XP users should ensure they are running Data Execution Protection Microsoft...



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