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Thread ID: 95602 2008-12-11 19:55:00 And The Hits Just Keep On Happening........... SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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727926 2008-12-11 19:55:00 Computer & Internet Security News

11 December 2008
Chinese experts mistakenly release IE7 exploit

By Jeremy Kirk, IDG news service

The security woes continued for Microsoft after Chinese security researchers mistakenly released the code needed to hack a PC by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7.

At one point, the code was traded for as much as $15,000 (£10,000) on the underground criminal markets, according to iDefense, the computer security branch of VeriSign, citing a blog post from the Chinese team.

The problem in Internet Explorer 7 means a computer could be infected with malicious software merely by visiting a website, one of the most dangerous computer security scenarios. It affects computers running IE7 on Windows XP, regardless of the service pack version, Windows Server 2003 running Service Pack 1 or 2, Windows Vista and Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 as well as Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft has acknowledged the issue but not indicated when it will release a patch.

Gack!!!!
SurferJoe46 (51)
727927 2008-12-12 00:28:00 You should really link to your sources rather than just blatantly plagiarising other people's work. roddy_boy (4115)
727928 2008-12-12 00:32:00 It's only plagiarism if you try to pass it off as your own.

SJ did nothing of the sort.
Thebananamonkey (7741)
727929 2008-12-12 00:49:00 You should really link to your sources rather than just blatantly plagiarising other people's work.

SEE DA BLUE BOX?

SEE THE WORD "QUOTE"?

SEE DA HEADLINE?:
Computer & Internet Security News

CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?
SurferJoe46 (51)
727930 2008-12-12 05:33:00 It's on NZ PC World's homepage anyway. pcuser42 (130)
727931 2008-12-12 06:03:00 and roddy boy was on a good run lately :lol: rob_on_guitar (4196)
727932 2008-12-12 06:07:00 Dunno about being on a good run, but roddy@boy frequently gives a lot of people the runs. R2x1 (4628)
727933 2008-12-12 08:17:00 SEE DA BLUE BOX?

SEE THE WORD "QUOTE"?

SEE DA HEADLINE?:

CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?

You should rather do it this way tbh:


articlelink (http://source)
roddy_boy (4115)
727934 2008-12-12 08:45:00 Why? rob_on_guitar (4196)
727935 2008-12-12 19:51:00 Because roddy_boy's medication is causing him to have "I am God" delusions again. ;) R2x1 (4628)
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