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Internet Explorer remains the top choice for computer users worldwide when it comes to a desktop browser, but it’s not version 10 that’s making the difference.
According to Net Applications data, IE8 and IE9 remained the two most popular browsers in February, with a market share of 23.33 percent and 21.6... |
1 March 2013
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Cybercriminals have recently found a bug in Internet Explorer that allows remote code execution on a vulnerable computer.Microsoft has already confirmed the security flaw and released a Fix it tool to assist users into configuring their browsers in order to stay on the safe side, but a security update is yet to be re... |
4 January 2013
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Hackers have recently found a bug in Internet Explorer 8 that would allow them to deploy malicious software on a vulnerable computer, but Microsoft reacted pretty fast and issued a workaround to help users stay on the safe side.The Redmond-based technology company said in a security advisory that IE9 and IE10 are not... |
30 December 2012
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It's been a tough day for Windows XP users. First Adobe announced that it won't be supporting Windows XP for its next Creative Suite, so Photoshop users still running the decade old operating system are out of luck. Granted, most of the professionals using CS have jumped by Windows 7 by now, but not all. St... |
15 September 2012
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StatCounter has even more surprising browser usage data to uncover. After showing that Chrome is slowly taking over as king of the browsers (on the desktop) and that IE usage drops dramatically during weekends, at the same time that Chrome spikes, it's now pointing out an even more interesting trend, IE9 usage s... |
8 May 2012
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Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) continues to lose significant market share all around the world, a reason to rejoice for Microsoft, which is eager to see it gone for good. The web browser is old and unreliable and Microsoft has long been promoting newer flavors of the application to determine users to leave it behind. ... |
4 January 2012
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Internet Explorer 9, the modern browser that users of Windows 7 can now take advantage of, has enjoyed notable growth in usage lately, and is getting closer and closer to becoming the top browser on the platform.
Considering the fact that Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) arrived on Windows 7 only in March, the growth is ... |
1 December 2011
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Microsoft is not at all shy about applauding Internet Explorer 9 as the best browser for business customers. I’d also argue that since IE appears to be the only valid option for companies, they might as well run the best version of the browser they can. Superior security, boosted performance, increased product... |
28 July 2011
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There should be little doubt that Internet Explorer 9 would be the winner of a comparison with Internet Explorer 8, security-wise, and Microsoft even has some palpable proof. As the Redmond company released this month’s patches, Chengyun Chu, from MSRC Engineering had a look at how Microsoft Security Bulletin ... |
16 June 2011
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One recent announcement made by the IE team provides an illustrative example of Internet Explorer 9’s superiority compared to its predecessor, Internet Explorer 8. Vishwac Sena Kannan and Kevin Luu, Program Managers, Internet Explorer revealed that Microsoft is expanding the language support for IE9 as of this... |
26 May 2011
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Safari 5 is the first browser victim of this year’s Pwn2Own hacking contest at CanSecWest, with Internet Explorer 8 being the second one to fall. Security researchers from French security outfit VUPEN took a swing at Safari 5 on a fully patched Mac OS X Snow Leopard (64-bit) copy running on a MacBook. Exploit... |
10 March 2011
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Just in case you still have doubts about the huge evolution that Internet Explorer 9 represents over its predecessors, Microsoft has put together a comparison chart designed to illustrate the advantages that the next generation of IE has over IE8 and IE7. IE9 has been downloaded over 36 million times already, 25 mil... |
7 March 2011
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With Microsoft putting the finishing touches on Internet Explorer 9, the overall usage share of Internet Explorer increased after half a year of decline.Internet metrics company Net Applications share fresh statistics of the browser market on March 1st, 2011, indicating that IE’s share jumped by no less than 0... |
1 March 2011
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Internet Explorer 8 continues to increase its dominance on the browser market worldwide, as Internet Explorer 9 is cooking in Redmond. The latest statistics made public by Microsoft indicate that IE8 has enjoyed strong growth over the first month of 2011. Data from Internet metrics company Net Applications reveals ... |
1 February 2011
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Just as it was the case for Windows, upgrading from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 9 will be a much smoother process if customers use IE8 as a stepping stone, much in the same manner as moving from Windows XP to Windows 7 was easier for those that also embraced Windows Vista. Internet Explorer 6 usage has ... |
1 December 2010
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While it’s hard at work developing Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft is also focusing on ensuring that Internet Explorer 8 customers get the best browsing experience possible. The Redmond company is now offering a new update designed to kick up a notch the compatibility between IE8 and third-party websites. KB 2... |
24 November 2010
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Internet Explorer 9 gets downgraded to the previous version of Internet Explorer, its predecessor, IE8, in scenarios involving upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Microsoft revealed that IE9 Beta, launched in mid-September 2010, passed the 10 million downloads mark, and it appears that some of the testers that ... |
16 November 2010
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Early adopters testing Internet Explorer 9 and running into issues with the starting time of the browser should not rush to blame the next iteration of Internet Explorer. According to Microsoft, some of the add-ons installed for both IE9 and IE8 can negatively impact the starting process of the browser, prolonging i... |
18 October 2010
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Internet Explorer is the only browser to receive an Excellence in Online Trust award from Online Trust Alliance, an accolade designed to recognize leaders in innovation, leadership and collaboration in terms of consumer protection and protection of critical infrastructure. Microsoft has continually made comprehensiv... |
8 October 2010
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Guidance and resources are available to customers looking to kick off the aging Internet Explorer 6 browser in favor of the latest release of IE. An illustrative example in this regard, is the upcoming Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable titled Migrating from Windows Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP to Internet E... |
6 September 2010
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Microsoft is offering a new and improved version of Internet Explorer 8 optimized for two the company’s top Cloud properties, its search/decision engine and its MSN portal. Customers can now download IE8 optimized for Bing and MSN right from the software giant.Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Beta might be just aroun... |
3 September 2010
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Internet Explorer 8’s strong adoption pace means that the predecessor of Internet Explorer 9 continues to be the fastest growing browser worldwide, outpacing rivals such as Chrome 5.0 and Firefox 3.6, even at 18 months after it was initially released. Furthermore, IE8 is helping kill Internet Explorer 6, accor... |
1 September 2010
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No less than six out of the total of 34 vulnerabilities resolved by Microsoft this month affect various releases of Internet Explorer. The Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2183461) is now available to users around the world, as Microsoft has released Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-053. The security... |
11 August 2010
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Microsoft’s consistent efforts to bulletproof the latest major iterations of Windows and the Internet Explorer default component are paying off. Internet Explorer 8 managed to come up on top of rivals in the most recent versions of the NSS Labs tests designed to try out the level of protection against socially ... |
9 August 2010
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With the Beta for Internet Explorer 9 due in September 2010, the tide has turned for Internet Explorer. In just the past two months alone, the overall market share of IE has grown by approximately 1%, in the detriment of rivals Firefox and Chrome, according to statistics shared by Internet metrics company Net Applica... |
2 August 2010
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Internet Explorer 8 is superior to all rival browser in terms of security, revealed Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer, during the company’s recent Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC)2010. “IE9 is going to be not only the most safest and secure browser in the market, which IE8 is today, it wil... |
24 July 2010
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The generalized public perception seems to be that Internet Explorer 8 is not the best choice for security-concerned users, and that rival browsers do a better job at keeping users safe while online. Still, one security expert is running Internet Explorer 8, and notes that she sees no reason to jump to Firefox or to ... |
8 July 2010
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Not only is Internet Explorer 9 enjoying an excellent reception indicating clear skies ahead for the evolution of IE overall, but Microsoft’s browser managed to reverse its downward trajectory on the browser market worldwide. Furthermore, Internet Explorer did so to the detriment of Firefox and Chrome. Statisti... |
1 July 2010
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It is simply incredible how easy people will give up the most intimate and sensitive information about themselves once a third-party has earned their trust. It’s no wonder that online scams involving social engineering seem to never fail at producing new victims, and a new campaign Microsoft is running for Inte... |
18 June 2010
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While there isn’t a panacea that can “cure” all security and privacy issues, education plays a critical role when it comes down to preventing customers from transforming themselves into victims. And while vulnerabilities can be patched and malware removed from a computer, phishing attacks and social... |
8 June 2010
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Although still very early in the development process, Internet Explorer 9 is going strong, having passed the 1 million download mark since Platform Preview 1 was released. This is rather remarkable, especially considering that IE9 even in Platform Preview 2 stage is only the core of IE vNext and not a fully-fledged b... |
1 June 2010
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Here is your chance to meet some of the “experts” behind the security and privacy features of Internet Explorer 8. And believe it or not, Microsoft, the Abominable Snowman, The Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot have something in common, namely a passion to make IE8 as secure as possible, and to enable users t... |
1 June 2010
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The force is strong with Internet Explorer 8, now the most popular browser worldwide, and benefitting from the support of one of the most iconic characters in Star Wars, Yoda. Microsoft Spain has the Grand Master Jedi at the center of an initiative designed to help end users boost their protection against online-base... |
17 May 2010
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Optimized flavors of Internet Explorer 8 are available for download from Microsoft itself, as well as a variety of third-party sources that have taken it upon themselves to customize the browser. The latest release offered by the Redmond company involves a copy of Internet Explorer 9’s predecessor tailored to B... |
6 May 2010
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In the browser race, Internet Explorer 8 is outrunning its rivals, without breaking a sweat. It’s always interesting to insist on certain statistics in order to get a deeper perspective, and browser-market data certainly offers the chance for insights beyond an initial interpretation. Earlier this month, Intern... |
5 May 2010
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Microsoft plans to release and update to the Internet Explorer 8 XSS Filter that will further bulletproof the browser against attacks. The Redmond company already took measures to address an issue impacting the XSS Filter. In this regard, the January security update to Internet Explorer (MS10-002) was designed to res... |
20 April 2010
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Microsoft has published an excellent resource designed to help users boost the performance of Internet Explorer 8. It does fall on the Redmond company increasing the performance of Internet Explorer, but, at the end of the development process, customers that install the browser need to also fend for themselves. The &... |
9 April 2010
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Microsoft’s Windows Summit 2010 is an event that will be dedicated to hardware and software developers that have so far failed to start building on top of the latest iterations of Windows and Internet Explorer. According to information made public by the Redmond company, the summit will be focused on Windows 7 ... |
2 April 2010
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The Firefox open source browser accounts for over 350 million users worldwide, a percentage which is roughly equivalent with a 30% share of the global browser market, according to statistics released in the Mozilla Q1 2010 Analyst Report – State of the Internet. The report is a “somewhat standardized&rdqu... |
1 April 2010
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Microsoft has released an out-of-band security bulletin designed to patch 10 vulnerabilities affecting multiple releases of Internet Explorer. “Out-of-band” designates security updates for the Redmond company that do not fit the monthly patch cycle. As a general rule, the software giant releases updates o... |
31 March 2010
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A game of chess is a simple analogy for software security efforts. Opponents move one at a time, and, as a general rule, one of them is at least a step ahead. There’s a continuous, silent race between hackers and software developers, the first seeking to break protections built into products, the latter aiming ... |
29 March 2010
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As of the second half of February 2010, Microsoft has started publishing documentation describing web standards support with Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7. According to the Redmond company, the resources made available for web developers are designed to detail variations from standards when it comes dow... |
29 March 2010
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In a sense, Internet Explorer 9 is no longer just a single browser. This, because IE9, just as IE8, can masquerade as any of its predecessors. The feature was initially introduced in Internet Explorer 8, the Beta 2 release, and it was a statement of Microsoft’s commitment not to break the web. By the looks of i... |
26 March 2010
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When it comes down to browser security, public perception and corporate marketing do little to actually bulletproof against hacking attempts. And, apparently, not even complex mitigations built into the underlying platform are sufficient. White hackers owned Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3 running on top of Windows... |
25 March 2010
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One year after Microsoft gave the green light to Internet Explorer 8 downloads, a new release of the proprietary browser is up for grabs. The latest release of IE8 targets the embedded and componentized variant of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), referred to officially as Windows Embedded Standard 2009. “Intern... |
18 March 2010
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According to Google, Internet Explorer 8 comes in last place out of the world’s most popular five browsers in the race for JavaScript conformance. Christian Plesner Hansen, Google software engineer, is basing this conclusion on the results that IE8, Firefox 3.6, Opera 10.50, Chrome 4 and Safari 4 got in the com... |
12 March 2010
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The latest zero-day vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer provides yet another reason for customers running older releases of IE to upgrade to the most recent version. According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8 users are protected by default against exploits targeting a new vulnerability, but the same cannot be ... |
10 March 2010
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Internet Explorer 8 continues to be the best in breed browser when it comes down to offering end users security compared to rivals that, without exception, are considered to be more secure than IE by default in the public’s perception. It’s not the first time that IE8’s superiority over browsers suc... |
8 March 2010
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Who would have ever thought that browser wars could ever spawn browser choice? At the start of March 2010, Microsoft began rolling out the Browser Choice screen via Windows Updates to all Windows users in Europe who have Internet Explorer set as their default browser. The update is automatically delivered to Windows ... |
6 March 2010
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More and more websites are fully compatible with Internet Explorer 8, and the list of those that play nice with the latest version of IE grows on a daily basis. After all, as of the start of the year, IE8 has been the browser most used worldwide, according to statistics from Net Application, which credits this specif... |
5 March 2010
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