The problems revolve around the MS06-042 security patch for Internet Explorer that Microsoft originally released on 8 August.
Give Microsoft credit: Its first fix for a security flaw in Internet Explorer that was actively exploited by hackers may have been complex and unworkable.
On Monday, Microsoft said a newly discovered security hole in Internet Explorer 5.0 could allow malicious webmasters to seize control of a computer through the browser's ImportExportFavorites feature.
From a purely technical point of view (security, performance, user experience, maintainability), Internet Explorer should be nailed right onto Windows with no seams.
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On Tuesday the French firm Vupen, whose researchers develop software hacking techniques and sell them to government agency customers, announced that it had already developed an exploit that could take over a Window 8 machine running Internet Explorer 10, in spite of the many significant security upgrades Microsoft built into the latest version of its operating system.
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In Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 select Tools, Internet Options, choose the Security tab, and then click the Custom Level button and scroll down to Cookies to locate the settings.
Microsoft said it would be re-issuing one of the security patches because, in certain circumstances, it can cause the Internet Explorer browser to crash.
On Wednesday, Microsoft released a security advisory warning users of active attacks using a previously unknown bug in Internet Explorer (IE) that affects users of versions six, seven of the browser.
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For its part, Microsoft has spent considerable time and energy tamping down security problems with its own products, from NT and other server software to its Internet Explorer browser.
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