Electronics

[Madisson]

They will probably have a patch out within a week at the most for IE. Windows XP though is ancient history...no more repairs or updates being released for that.

[dooBdoo]

On 4/28/2014 Lynnj said: I just came to post about this. So glad that a thread was already started. There is no fix for this yet, and even impacts anyone using internet explorer on Mac in boot camp. Anyone using internet explorer right now should stop! When a fix is released, of course those with Microsoft XP will not receive a fix because that OS is no longer supported. Here is an additional article about the problem -- http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft-internet-explorer-zero-day-exploit-threatens-26-of...

Thanks, Lynnj!

Repeating:

Microsoft Internet Explorer Zero Day Exploit Threatens 26% of Web Users

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft-internet-explorer-zero-day-exploit-threatens-26-of...

[ariane]

The fix is available; just run Windows update.

[PamelaSue72]

The OP is talking about XP. There is NO fix for XP because there is NO Windows update for XP. For the other Windows system, yes.....for XP, no.

[Pamula]

Thanks so much for everyone's posts to warn Explorer users. I used it with windows 7 on my HP PC today before I heard about it. I only checked email, went to QVC, HSN, eBay, and Craigslist. I bought the new HP Laptop which I received yesterday and set it up yesterday. My HP PC is dying... I won't be using windows 7 much longer... Did someone say there is a new update for Windows 8 on the new Laptop? Thanks again for all the info.

[KJPA]

On 4/28/2014 ariane said: The fix is available; just run Windows update.

I don't think there is a fix yet. I just checked Microsoft's support site and they state they are working on a fix. That was last updated 4/28 but if they had a fix I think they would be shouting it from the rooftops and definitely would update the link from their own page.

Please don't use IE until the fix is offered and you install it on your PC.

[LilyBell2]

If a patch for the vulnerability is quickly developed, it may be pushed out as an out-of-band Critical Update via Microsoft Updates. If a patch isn't developed that soon, then it may be released along with other updates on Patch Tuesday, which is the second Tuesday of each month.

[LilyBell2]

Microsoft has now released an out-of-band patch for this vulnerability.

[Stardust2]

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/microsoft-issues-internet-explorer-security-patch-050114.html

[Spunkyspouts]

what if you have a later version like Vista and your PC gets regular updates, should you just let it be? What do you all think of Firefox??