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Windows XP: No IE9 for you

Microsoft becomes the first major browser maker to drop support for Windows XP, the world's most popular OS ... more
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Microsoft embraces HTML5 specification in IE9

The move could be at odds with company's promotion of its own Silverlight RIA technology... more
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Microsoft testing fix for critical IE bug

Company will not commit to delivering an emergency patch for buggy IE6 and IE7 browsers ahead of Patch Tuesday in April ... more
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IE zero-day exploit code goes public

Expect attacks against unpatched browsers to gain momentum, as hackers are using the exploit to launch drive-by attacks from malicious sites ... more
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Microsoft: Don't press F1 key in Windows XP

Zero-day bug advisory warns users to ignore Web sites that nag them to press the Help key until a patch for VBScript flaw ships ... more
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Firefox loses browser share third month running

Meanwhile, Google's Chrome continued its climb for the 16th straight month and Microsoft's IE hit yet another record low in browser share ... more
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New zero-day involves IE, puts Windows XP users at risk

Microsoft investigates unpatched flaw in VBScript that affects users on XP running IE7 and IE8 ... more
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Will Apple's Safari fall first in hacking contest -- again?

Pwn2Own organizer predicts Safari will go under first, but potential 'three-peat' researcher is not so sure ... more
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Opera 10.5 becomes the world's fastest browser

Windows beta blows by former champs Safari and Chrome in JavaScript benchmark tests to grab the browser speed crown ... more
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IE flaw gives hackers access to user files, Microsoft says

Microsoft security advisory says IE's Protected Mode will protect users, if it's enabled... more
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Chrome grabs browser market share from IE, Firefox

Google's browser makes the 5 percent mark as most of its rivals see their usage slip ... more
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Google joins the 'kill IE6' campaign

If Google had taken its own advice, it might have avoided Chinese hackers ... more
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Windows 7 security primer, part four

Roger Grimes wraps up his four-part series with a look at the improved Internet Explorer, smarter firewall, and more ... more
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Firefox 3.5 gets speed boost but still lags behind Safari, Chrome

Mozilla revs new browser's JavaScript speed 15 percent over its predecessor, but it is still the third fastest browser tested ... more
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IE attacks pose small threat to U.S. but big risk to China

Chinese exploit targets IE6, which accounts for 50 percent of all browsers in China but less than 10 percent in the U.S. ... more
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Widespread attacks exploit newly patched IE bug

Symantec has seen attacks on hundreds of Web sites over the past day that leverage the flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser... more
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Microsoft patches IE, admits it knew of bug last August

Emergency patch fixes eight flaws in Microsoft's browser -- seven rated 'critical' -- including the vulnerability used to attack Google and others ... more
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Firefox, Opera downloads soar after IE warnings

Security experts' advice to drop Microsoft's IE sparks a download rush to alternate browsers ... more
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Microsoft to issue emergency IE patch Thursday

Company admits that attacks are also possible through Office documents, but dodges question of DEP bypass attacks ... more
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Enough! What to do about browser piggishness

All browsers greedily suck up processor and RAM resources, slowing and even stalling PCs... more

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Internet explorer (ie)

Microsoft becomes the first major browser maker to drop support for Windows XP, the world's most popular OS ... more

The move could be at odds with company's promotion of its own Silverlight RIA technology... more

Company will not commit to delivering an emergency patch for buggy IE6 and IE7 browsers ahead of Patch Tuesday in April ... more

Expect attacks against unpatched browsers to gain momentum, as hackers are using the exploit to launch drive-by attacks from malicious sites ... more

Zero-day bug advisory warns users to ignore Web sites that nag them to press the Help key until a patch for VBScript flaw ships ... more

Meanwhile, Google's Chrome continued its climb for the 16th straight month and Microsoft's IE hit yet another record low in browser share ... more

Microsoft investigates unpatched flaw in VBScript that affects users on XP running IE7 and IE8 ... more

Pwn2Own organizer predicts Safari will go under first, but potential 'three-peat' researcher is not so sure ... more

Windows beta blows by former champs Safari and Chrome in JavaScript benchmark tests to grab the browser speed crown ... more

Microsoft security advisory says IE's Protected Mode will protect users, if it's enabled... more

Google's browser makes the 5 percent mark as most of its rivals see their usage slip ... more

If Google had taken its own advice, it might have avoided Chinese hackers ... more

Roger Grimes wraps up his four-part series with a look at the improved Internet Explorer, smarter firewall, and more ... more

Mozilla revs new browser's JavaScript speed 15 percent over its predecessor, but it is still the third fastest browser tested ... more

Chinese exploit targets IE6, which accounts for 50 percent of all browsers in China but less than 10 percent in the U.S. ... more

Symantec has seen attacks on hundreds of Web sites over the past day that leverage the flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser... more

Emergency patch fixes eight flaws in Microsoft's browser -- seven rated 'critical' -- including the vulnerability used to attack Google and others ... more

Security experts' advice to drop Microsoft's IE sparks a download rush to alternate browsers ... more

Company admits that attacks are also possible through Office documents, but dodges question of DEP bypass attacks ... more

All browsers greedily suck up processor and RAM resources, slowing and even stalling PCs... more

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