{"id":140491,"date":"2015-08-19T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/microsoft-releases-emergency-patch-for-critical-security-flaw-found-in-internet-explorer\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T11:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:41:07","slug":"microsoft-releases-emergency-patch-for-critical-security-flaw-found-in-internet-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/microsoft-releases-emergency-patch-for-critical-security-flaw-found-in-internet-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch for Critical Security Flaw Found in Internet Explorer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Running A Version of Internet Explorer Between IE7 – IE11? You’re at Risk for Malware Infection!<\/h2>\n

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If you’re running a supported version of Internet Explorer – from IE7 to IE11, you’re at risk for malware infection through a serious vulnerability, wherein your systems can be infected when you browse to a malware riddled website. Microsoft has released an emergency patch for the critical security flaw – and the patch must be applied quickly – no delays.<\/p>\n

Windows users should install the patch, regardless of whether or not you’re depending on IE as your primary browser. Why? Because a multitude of applications use components of IE to function – and you don’t want to leave yourself open to this vulnerability. On a side note, Microsoft Edge doesn’t appear to be impacted.<\/p>\n

Wolfgang Kandek, CTO at Qualys, wrote in a blog post regarding the vulnerability, “The vulnerability (CVE-2015-2502) is actively being exploited in the wild<\/em>. The attack code is hosted on a malicious webpage that you or your users would have to visit in order to get infected.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The hackers are out to get companies like yours – aiming to steal sensitive information and wreak havoc on you and your staff members through a wide range of techniques designed to get users to their malicious webpage:<\/p>\n