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The following post is from Adrienne Hall, General Manager, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft. 
  
  
  
 The security of our products is something we take incredibly seriously, so the news coverage of the last few days about a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) has been tough for our customers and for us. We believe, and take a huge amount of pride that, among widely used browsers, IE is the safest in the world due to its secure development and ability to protect customers, even in the face of cybercriminals who want to break it. 
  
 This means that when we saw the first reports about this vulnerability we said fix it, fix it fast, and fix it for all our customers. So we did. The update that does this goes live today at 10 a.m. PDT. 
  
 If you are like most people, you have automatic updates turned on, and you’ll get this new update without having to do anything. If you haven’t turned on automatic updates yet, you should do so now. Click the “Check for Updates” button on the Windows Update portion of your Control Panel to get this going. 
  
 One of the things that drove much of this coverage was that it coincided with the end of support for Windows XP. 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. 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. 
  
 Even though Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft and is past the time we normally provide security updates, we’ve decided to provide an update for all versions of Windows XP (including embedded), today. We made this exception based on the proximity to the end of support for Windows XP. The reality is there have been a very small number of attacks based on this particular vulnerability and concerns were, frankly, overblown. Unfortunately this is a sign of the times and this is not to say we don’t take these reports seriously. We absolutely do. 
  
 Just because this update is out now doesn’t mean you should stop thinking about getting off Windows XP and moving to a newer version of Windows and the latest version of Internet Explorer. If you are on Windows 7, upgrade to Internet Explorer 11. Our modern operating systems provide more safety and security than ever before. The latest version of Internet Explorer has increased support for modern web standards, better performance, and expanded the ability to deliver an immersive experience from within the browser. In other words, cool stuff that you need even if you didn’t know you need it. And when you turn on auto update, we make sure your computer and your browser get better all the time. 
  
 This connected world, which brings so much goodness to consumers and businesses, also has a dark side: people and organizations who seek to disrupt technology use and steal information. We are standing guard. We’ve compiled an admirable track record over the last decade in the way we build our products with security at the core and the way we update them every single month to be more secure, chock full of privacy protections, more reliable – more trustworthy. 
  
 Today, we made our browser a bit safer. Next month, it will be better still. You can count on us. ||||| Windows Internet Explorer is being targeted by hackers. (Photo: Microsoft) 
  
 SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft issued a fix on Thursday for a security flaw in Internet Explorer that led the Department of Homeland Security to suggest users change browsers until the problem was solved. 
  
 The fix updates the computers of all users of the Windows operating system who have automatic updates turned on, the company said on its security response page. 
  
 For those that don't have the updates enabled, "now is the time," wrote Dustin Childs, with the response communications team at Microsoft. 
  
 To turn it on, users should click on the "Check for Updates" button on the Windows Update portion of the Control Panel. 
  
 "For those manually updating, we strongly encourage you to apply this update as quickly as possible following the directions in the released security bulletin," Childs said. 
  
 The fix is surprising because it also includes code for the Windows XP operating system, which Microsoft officially stopped supporting on April 8. 
  
 Because the security flaw came to light so close to the end of Microsoft support of the still-popular operating system, the decision was made to aid consumers, said Adrienne Hall, general manager with the company's Trustworthy Computing section. 
  
 "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. 
  
 "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. 
  
 The Internet Explorer security flaw allows hackers to get around security protections in the Windows operating system. A computer can then be infected when the user visits a compromised website. 
  
 The security update was pushed out to consumers' computers through a function in the Windows operating system called Windows Update. 
  
 The fix is coming outside of Microsoft's usual monthly security update cycle, said Hall. 
  
 "The security of our products is something we take incredibly seriously, so the news coverage of the last few days about a vulnerability in Internet Explorer has been tough for our customers and for us," she wrote on a Microsoft tech blog. 
  
 "This means that when we saw the first reports about this vulnerability we said fix it, fix it fast, and fix it for all our customers. So we did." 
  
 That's a big deal, said Trey Ford, a strategist with Rapid7, a Boston-based computer security firm. 
  
 "Major vendors like Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe and others have highly structured software-testing workflows that are expensive in terms of time and resources," he said. "To interrupt a scheduled development cycle for an emergency patch, or 'out of band' release, is a noteworthy event, where a vendor is placing the public good ahead of their development and delivery life cycle." 
  
 The security flaw was first publicized on Saturday by FireEye, a Milpitas, Calif.-based computer security company. They observed a known hacking group launching "spearfishing attacks" against some of their customers, said Darien Kindlund, director of threat research. 
  
 Someone within the targeted company would get an e-mail with a link to a website the attackers controlled (the spear thrown to the fish.) "The victim would click on the link, and simply by going to the page, their system would be compromised," Kindlund said. 
  
 The attacks appeared to have been mainly done for industrial espionage, targeting intellectual property or corporate secrets, Kindlund said. 
  
 Because of that, it appears the group wasn't interested in the computers of regular consumers. 
  
 However, in many such cases, the computer code necessary to carry out the attack is dispersed relatively quickly to less sophisticated groups simply looking to steal credit card information. 
  
 Because Microsoft released its patch so quickly, that doesn't appear to have had time to happen, Kindlund said. 
  
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Microsoft released a fix today for a security glitch related to Internet Explorer, a flaw so serious that the Homeland Security department had warned people to use a different browser in the interim. Those using IE should get the fix automatically assuming they've got updates enabled. "If you haven’t turned it on automatic updates yet, you should do so now," advises a Microsoft blog post. "Click the 'Check for Updates' button on the Windows Update portion of your Control Panel to get this going." One surprise: The fix covers those still using the Windows XP operating system, even though Microsoft doesn't support it anymore, reports USA Today. The company made the move because the security flaw was uncovered so close to the last day of support for XP on April 8. Still, the company encouraged XP users to upgrade to Windows 7 or 8.1, and to the latest version of Explorer, IE11. As for the flaw, it could "be used to silently install malicious software without any help from users, save for perhaps browsing to a hacked or malicious site," notes the Krebs on Security blog.