Internet Explorer zero-day alert

    Internet Explorer zero-day alert

    Internet Explorer zero-day alert


    Posted: 23 Apr 2018

    A well-resourced hacking group is using a previously unknown and unpatched bug in Internet Explorer (IE) to infect Windows PCs with malware.

    Researchers at Qihoo 360's Core security unit say an advanced persistent threat (APT) group is using the IE vulnerability on a "global scale", which is being delivered to select targets via malicious Office documents loaded with it calls a "double-kill" vulnerability...


    Read more: Internet Explorer zero-day alert: Attackers hitting unpatched bug in Microsoft browser | ZDNet
    Brink's Avatar Posted By: Brink
    23 Apr 2018


  1. slicendice
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    WOW! Thanks for the info. :)
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  3. Wynona
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    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
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    Thanks, Shawn. I'm headed over to read the whole thing.
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  4. Josey Wales
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    Thanks Shawn
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  6. galaxys
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    Windows 10 Home 64bit V1803
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    Scary stuff! Thanks for the tip...
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