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Archive for the 'Internet Explorer' Category
Gmail to drop IE6 support this year
Closed Published February 5th, 2010 in Browser Security, Google, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 6Google will suspend Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) support for its Gmail and Calendar services later this year, the company said today. The move will come at some point after March 1, when Google will start scaling back IE6 support for Google Docs and Google Sites.
Older IE Versions Maintain Sizable Market Share Despite Security Concerns
Closed Published February 5th, 2010 in Browser Security, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8While Microsoft is touting the fact Internet Explorer 8 is the single most widely used Web browser, the combined percentages of IE 6 and 7 users surpass it. The use of the older browsers means many users aren’t taking advantage of the latest browser security protections.
Chrome grabs market share from IE and Firefox, passes Safari
Closed Published January 6th, 2010 in Browser Security, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, SafariWe predicted it would happen, and it finally has: Internet Explorer 8 has surpassed IE6, easily the most hated version of Microsoft’s browser among the tech-savvy, after passing IE7 the month before that.
Microsoft plugs zeroday IE hole
Closed Published December 18th, 2009 in Browser Security, Exploits & Vulnerabilities, Internet ExplorerMicrosoft released fixes on Tuesday for critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, including one for which exploit code has been released.
Microsoft introduces browser shuffle ballot in Windows 7
Closed Published December 18th, 2009 in Browser Security, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, SafariThe beleaguered EU edition of Windows 7 has taken another twist, with Microsoft agreeing to randomise the list of the most popular browsers during the operating system’s setup.
Microsoft aims at IE6 holdouts, highlights security
Closed Published December 7th, 2009 in Browser Security, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, SecurityOne of the ways Microsoft plans to push Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 users to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 is convincing them the latest version is much more secure, which it is. Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Internet Explorer, last week posted a story on the IEBlog about how IE8 managed to [...]
IE 7 and 8 Default Security Leaves Intranets At Risk
Closed Published April 22nd, 2009 in Browser Security, Exploits & Vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7+, Internet Explorer 8, SecurityInternet Explorer 7 and 8’s default security settings can be unsafe for internal, intranet-based Web applications, according to newly published research.
Microsoft ships fixes for Excel, WordPad malware attacks
Closed Published April 22nd, 2009 in Browser Security, Exploits & Vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, MalwareMicrosoft’s April batch of security patches are out: 8 bulletins with patches for at least 20 documented vulnerabilities.
Microsoft targets IE6, IE7 users with browser upgrade
Closed Published April 22nd, 2009 in Browser Security, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8Microsoft Corp. will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 to users running the older IE6 and IE7 browsers next week, the company has announced. Although people running earlier versions of IE8 have been seeing upgrade offers since Microsoft released the final code last month, only now is the company getting around to posting the new browser [...]
Firefox 3 market share crawls past IE 7 in Europe
Closed Published April 2nd, 2009 in Browser Security, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, MozillaMozilla’s Firefox Web browser has made impressive market share gains in Europe over the past few years. In the latest marketshare report released by StatCounter, Firefox 3 has finally surpassed Internet Explorer 7 as the most popular browser in Europe in a breakdown by version number.
