Web browser news as it happens
YouTube has announced that it is dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 on March 13. This comes just weeks after Google announced that it would start dropping support for the browser on Google services this year.
Internet Explorer 6 users are currently presented with a nice message urging them to upgrade to a newer browser.
“On March [...]
After news last week that Google will be removing support for Internet Explorer 6 in its Google Sites and Google Apps applications, a spokesperson from Google has also confirmed to ComputerWorld that the company also plans to drop support for IE6 from Gmail.
“We plan to stop supporting older browsers for the rest of the Google [...]
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is again at risk, just days after the company closed another serious security flaw in its web browser.
A new security advisory was posted by Microsoft last Wednesday, notifying users of a potential flaw in Internet Explorer which could allow third-parties access to data.
“Our investigation so far has shown that if a [...]
Much faster than originally expected, Microsoft have released a patch to address the vulnerability found in all versions of Internet Explorer.
“This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted [...]
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has told Germans to avoid using any version of Internet Explorer after a security vulnerability lead to attacks against Google, Adobe, and other large organisations last week.
Microsoft has hit back at claims, noting that the attacks could be avoided if the security zone settings were set to high.
“Using [...]
In: Chrome| Internet Explorer
25 Sep 2009The Google Chrome development team have released a new tool called Google Chrome Frame.
“Google Chrome Frame is an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome’s open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine” and currently works in Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8.
This plug-in would allow organisations to keep Internet Explorer 6, but still [...]
Microsoft is set to support Internet Explorer 6 for a while longer according to a post on the companies IEBlog, despite a renewed effort demanding it be scrapped and users forced to upgrade.
“The choice to upgrade software on a PC belongs to the person responsible for the PC” said Microsoft’s Internet Explorer boss Dean Hachamovitch.
“We’ll [...]
Microsoft has announced that a serious exploit in Microsoft’s Video ActiveX Control can allow hijackers complete access to a remote system.
The zero day exploit affects Internet Explorer 6 and 7 users when they visit an infected web site if they are using either Windows XP or Windows 2003.
Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 [...]