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Thread: Microsoft IE Flaw Puts Google Users at Risk

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    Default Microsoft IE Flaw Puts Google Users at Risk

    An Internet Explorer bug has put Google users at risk of a phishing attack, according to a security researcher in Israel.

    Matan Gillon published an article detailing a method for exploiting an unpatched Internet Explorer flaw. The flaw could allow hackers entrance into computers running Google's desktop search tool.
    Read more: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/47679.html
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    Default Google Desktop tweaked to block attackers

    Google has made an adjustment to its desktop search tool to foil attacks that take advantage of an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer Web browser.
    Read more: http://news.com.com/Google+Desktop+t...3-5984794.html
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