14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently released a new “Fix it” patch for Internet Explorer 8, trying to assist its users in setting up the browser in a way that would block any successful exploit of the glitch.
Just like any other “Fix it” solution, this new one can be easily applied with a single click, with no reboot required. Keep in mind that it’s only aimed at Internet Explorer 8 and no other versions are affected.
“We have updated Security Advisory 2847140 with an easy one-click Fix it to help protect Internet Explorer 8 customers. Customers should apply the Fix it or follow the workarounds listed in the advisory to help protect against the known attacks while we continue working on a security update. Internet Explorer 6, 7, 9 and 10 are not affected,” Dustin Childs, group manager, Response Communications, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing, told us in a mailed statement.
As I told you a few days ago, a security flaw in Internet Explorer 8 allowed hackers to launch attacks against a number of websites and servers across the world, including computers belonging to United States nuclear weapons researchers.