IE 7 browser in a newly discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerability exists in versions of IE all of them (that is, from IE 5 to IE 8 beta 2 were affected). At present, the hackers using the latest IE vulnerability to attack found that the number will increase dramatically, while the corresponding patch is not yet completed development.
Some of the world’s hackers have attacked thousands of legitimate Web site, and upload the corresponding malicious code using the IE browser vulnerabilities to attack Internet users. These malicious code to run automatically, the user’s machine and then install malicious software, hackers can steal personal information to achieve the purpose. Is expected to be attacked by the number of legitimate Web site has reached 6,000, was attacked is still increasing the number of sites.
Microsoft did not disclose when it will release a patch for the vulnerability, only that the development of the patch has not yet been completed. Since the discovery of the new IE vulnerability affects all versions, it is estimated that Microsoft will be released as soon as possible loopholes in the patch, rather than wait until January 13, 2009 “patch Tuesday” and then as a conventional patch release.
