{"id":926,"date":"2014-05-01T23:17:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T06:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=926"},"modified":"2014-05-01T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T06:30:39","slug":"microsoft-releases-internet-explorer-security-patch-for-windows-xp-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/926\/microsoft-releases-internet-explorer-security-patch-for-windows-xp-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft releases Internet Explorer security patch, for Windows XP too"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has just released a security patch to fix the major security bug<\/a> that was reported for Internet Explorer (IE) this previous weekend. \u00a0And they included Windows XP too, since the security flaw was found so close to its end of support date, \u00a0April 8th, according to\u00a0Adrienne Hall, general manager with Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing section:<\/p>\n

“Of course, we’re proud that so many people loved Windows XP, but the reality is that the threats we face today from a security standpoint have really outpaced the ability to protect those customers using an operating system that dates back over a decade,” she said.<\/p>\n

“This is why we’ve been encouraging Windows XP customers to upgrade to a modern, more secure operating system like Windows 7 or Windows 8.1,” she said.
\n-via USA Today<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you have Windows automatic updates on, you will get the Internet Explorer update automatically. \u00a0To turn it on, you can click on the “Check for Updates” button on the Windows Update portion of the Control Panel.<\/p>\n

You might be wondering though, is Internet Explorer safe, is it a good web browser to use? \u00a0IE does get a lot of bad pr from many users who opt for Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. \u00a0But as Gartner security analyst Lawrence Pingree says, “Some of the studies I\u2019ve seen actually indicate that IE has some of the best security of all the browsers” (via Mashable<\/a>). \u00a0Most notably perhaps, a\u00a0recent study from NSS Labs<\/a>\u00a0ranked Internet Explorer on top for blocking “social engineering” attacks, where hackers try to trick inexperienced users into clicking on links and opening dangerous emails. \u00a0Internet Explorer reportedly blocked 99% of these attacks, while Google’s Chrome caught roughly 71%. \u00a0Firefox and Safari blocked under 5%. \u00a0But if you are using Windows XP, you should probably opt for another web browser such as Google Chrome, or follow Microsoft’s advice of upgrading.<\/p>\n

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