Despite a very slim browser market share, Internet Explorer (IE) is still being exploited by exploit kits like the RIG exploit…
Tag: Internet Explorer
A week in security (June 13 – June 19)
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It’s official, today you can say goodbye to Internet Explorer. Or can you?
Today, the Internet Explorer (IE) 11 desktop application goes out of support and will be retired for certain versions of Windows…
How to clear your cache
The term “cache” refers to a storage container. If you’re familiar with the outdoor recreational activity geocaching, you may be familiar…
A zero-day guide for 2020: Recent attacks and advanced preventive techniques
Zero-day vulnerabilities enable threat actors to take advantage of security blindspots. Typically, a zero-day attack involves the identification of zero-day vulnerabilities,…
Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits
During our web crawls we sometimes come across bizarre findings or patterns we haven’t seen before. This was the case with…
New-looking Sundown EK drops Smoke Loader, Kronos banker
As we keep a tab on exploit kits, today we are looking at some changes with Sundown EK. Nowhere near as…
[Update] Video Saver PUP Blocks Search Provider changes
A potentially unwanted program (PUP) called Video Saver, belonging to the Neobar family of browser hijackers, has been found to use…
Recent Internet Explorer Vulnerability Exploited in The Wild
A recently patched Internet Explorer vulnerability (CVE-2015-2419) has already made its way into the top exploit kit on the market, Angler…
Critical bug allows drive-by download attacks in Internet Explorer 3 through 11
In its latest Patch Tuesday, Microsoft fixed a critical vulnerability that has existed since Windows 95 and affects Internet Explorer 3 all the…