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January 21st, 2010, 23:40
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Ready for an update (http://www.engadget.com/tag/update/)? Good. If you're still using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (http://www.engadget.com/tag/InternetExplorer/) (versions 5.01 to 8) for some inexplicable reason, there's a patch that you should probably install on the double -- that is, if you're a hardcore human rights activist that just might end up on a Chinese hit list. All kidding aside, the devs in Redmond have broken free from their usual monthly update cycle in order to push out a patch to fix the hole that was exploited (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/15/ie-security-flaw-exploited-in-recent-google-attacks/) by a group of sophisticated hackers last week. Refresh that Windows Update if you're scared, or -- you know -- just download one of the many other free web browsers (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Firefox/) that are far, far superior (http://www.engadget.com/tag/opera/) to IE.Microsoft patches IE security hole, human rights activities fully resume (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/microsoft-patches-ie-security-hole-human-rights-activities-full/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ready for an update (http://www.engadget.com/tag/update/)? Good. If you're still using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (http://www.engadget.com/tag/InternetExplorer/) (versions 5.01 to 8) for some inexplicable reason, there's a patch that you should probably install on the double -- that is, if you're a hardcore human rights activist that just might end up on a Chinese hit list. All kidding aside, the devs in Redmond have broken free from their usual monthly update cycle in order to push out a patch to fix the hole that was exploited (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/15/ie-security-flaw-exploited-in-recent-google-attacks/) by a group of sophisticated hackers last week. Refresh that Windows Update if you're scared, or -- you know -- just download one of the many other free web browsers (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Firefox/) that are far, far superior (http://www.engadget.com/tag/opera/) to IE.Microsoft patches IE security hole, human rights activities fully resume (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/microsoft-patches-ie-security-hole-human-rights-activities-full/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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