Security Updates for IE7 and Vista Beta 1 Available Now
Security updates for Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1 and Internet Explorer in Windows Vista Beta 1 are now available from the Windows Vista/IE 7 beta downloads page on the Connect site. Direct links to these updates are also provided below. These security updates resolve a vulnerability in IE 7 Beta 1 and IE in Windows Vista Beta 1 that has already been addressed for released/supported versions of Internet Explorer by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-052.
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IE7 Security features
All web browsers make security decisions based upon URIs. Many security features, from Security Zones to the JavaScript same-origin policy, depend on the browser being able to consistently evaluate URIs to determine their components, and to compare them to other URIs.
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Microsoft Update now works with IE7
When
Internet Explorer 7 Beta released to testers it left testers with a broken Windows Update that wouldn't load properly, disabling the ability to update Windows with critical patches that have been released since the end of July. This seems to of been fixed and on my PC it even redirects to Microsoft Update before my chosen homepage is loaded.
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Microsoft outlines IE7 security plans
Microsoft is tightening up the way its Internet Explorer browser handles HTTPS for version 7, which is used to secure online transactions, in an attempt to give people more protection online.
In a posting on the Microsoft Internet Explorer blog, IE program manager Eric Lawrence said that IE7 would support the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol by default.
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Microsoft Planning IE7 Security Zone Lockdowns
Microsoft Corp. has announced plans to make several key default changes to Internet Explorer 7's security zones to further harden the browser from malicious hacker attacks.
The built-in zones, used in IE to enforce security rules for Web sites by grouping them into categories, will be changed to scrap the use of the "Intranet" zone unless the computer has joined a domain.
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11.12.2005 Security Update for Windows Vista
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
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16.1.2006 Microsoft: IE6 vs. IE7 vs. IE7 in Vista
As in the case of the inhouse competition between Windows XP and Windows Vista, due to its prolonged support strategy, Microsoft is also one of its most fierce and stubborn competitors on the browser market.
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6.12.2007 Windows Gets Largest Security Update in Over a Year
12. That's the number of updates to be released with the June security patches. Of the twelve, nine are specific to the Windows operating system itself and one of those is listed as "critical" designating it as a severe security concern. Two are related to the Microsoft Office productivity suite and one is for Microsoft Exchange e-mail server.
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13.6.2006 Critical Security Update for Windows 7 Beta
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
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11.3.2009 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (883939)
Security Update Replacement This update replaces the update that is included with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-020. That update is also a cumulative update.
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Convert your firefox favorites and feeds into IE7 with "Firefox To IE7"
My friend blake, who runs windowscoding.com, has just posted this really useful application to his blog..
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30.7.2006 Microsoft Windows Vista Security: Setting a New Standard for Security and Privacy Through Innovation and Collaboration
For more than 30 years, information and communications technologies have transformed the global economy and personal communications.
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17.9.2006 Windows Update Blocker Tool Kit - Block Automatic Windows Vista SP2 Update
After availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for public download I am sure many users would have already installed Vista Service Pack 2 to see the performance improvements and its advisable to install Windows Vista sp2 as it has many noticeable changes and also includes all the fixes released after Vista sp1.
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27.5.2009 Microsoft will not rename IE7 in Windows Vista
IEblog: I had
mentioned a while back that we planned to call the version of IE7 in Windows Vista “Internet Explorer 7+”. Well, the feedback we got on the blog was overwhelming – many of you didn’t like it. So, as we’ve
said on our website, we heard you.
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5.8.2006 Vista, IE7 Clear of US Antitrust Concerns
The Justice Department will not be going after Microsoft for any antitrust concerns with Windows Vista or Internet Explorer 7.
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22.11.2006 Vista IE7 issue remains unsolved for many users
When I read stuff like this, it confirms my belief that there’s something very broken in the world of Vista. Here’s a very knowledgeable user and talented developer who’s confounded and befuddled by a well-documented and still unaddressed issue affecting Vista users running Internet Explorer 7.
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5.8.2007 Vista, IE7 help Microsoft boost search market share
In a rare bit of good news for Microsoft on the search front, web metrics firm comScore reported that for the month of March, Microsoft's search engines saw their first market share increase in nearly a year.
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19.4.2007 Microsoft Security Advisory 927891 non security-Fix for Windows Installer
Ok this is the MSI fix (Windows Update Client 100%CPU issue) as discussed before here on Bink.nu. For best results also install the new update client . This client will be distributed worldwide in June through Microsoft/Windows Update and WSUS.
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23.5.2007 Microsoft plans to issue non-update update for Win 7
Microsoft will spit out dummy updates for Windows 7 beta testers next week that will probe the forthcoming operating system’s updating abilities.
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20.2.2009 Windows Update versus Ubuntu Update
A few months ago, Steve Ballmer publicly noted that Windows Vista was “a work in progress.” That inspired a predictable outpouring of Vista-bashing.
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15.7.2008 Security Tab Fixer for Windows XP - Activate Security Tab Under File, Folder Property Menu
Unlike Windows Vista & Windows 7, Window XP do not show Security tab under file or folder properties dialogue box.
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28.6.2009 IE7 features
Internet Explorer 7: Now in beta testing for developers
The first stage of the beta process for Internet Explorer 7 has begun?developer testing! The latest version of the world?s most popular Web browser has been released for technical evaluation, feedback, and testing by software and Web site developers.
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The First Year of IE7
It’s been a little over a year since we released IE7 on Windows XP and for Windows Vista, so I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about where we are after the year.
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3.12.2007 IE7 getting the Google treatment
For those of you who have downloaded Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview you might get a surprise when visiting the Google.com webpage.
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9.2.2006 Screenshots IE7 push
Microsoft will distribute Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites shortly after the final version of Internet Explorer 7 is released (planned for the 4th quarter of 2006). I
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31.7.2006 Three million of IE7 in first 4 days
IEBLOG: In the first four days over three million of you have already downloaded the final release.
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25.10.2006 IE7 Beta 2 now available in multiple languages
After endless nights and countless slices of pizza, the IE team is proud to announce the availability of Arabic, Finnish, and German versions of IE7 Beta 2 in addition to the English versions we released a week and a half ago.
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8.5.2006 IE7 Beta 3 now available in multiple languages
The IE team is proud to announce the availability of Arabic, Finnish, German and Japanese versions of IE7 Beta 3 in addition to the English versions we released a week and a half ago.
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12.7.2006 IE7 Release Candidate builds are on the way
Todd from IEBlog yesterday posted on his MSDN blog about the future of IE7 as well as some tidbits about when to expect release candidate and final builds. You can find this information in the comments section
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4.8.2006 IE7 Issues Fixed On Forums
On the Bink.nu Forums, we use a component called FreeTextBox for users to enter their posts. Aparently, there was a small bug that prevented people from posting in IE7. I have updated the script files, and we are all fixed.
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9.8.2006On the Bink.Firefox 2.0 vs. IE7 in Vista: How Close?
Whatever Firefox 2.0 is, it
isn't "sweeping," and
nowhere does that fact become
more evident than in a Windows
Vista test environment. We
started up both IE7 and FF2 in
Vista, and were left
wondering, will Firefox users
be happy using their browser
in Vista without the
degree of changes they'd
experience with IE7?..
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26.10.2006Microsoft Announces IE7+ for
Vista
In order to differentiate
between Internet Explorer 7 on
Windows XP and Vista,
Microsoft on Friday announced
"IE7+." The special
branding is designed to
highlight the additional
features IE7 will receive in
Vista, including Protected
Mode, parental controls, and
improved network diagnostics...
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27.05.2006IE October Security Update is Now Available
The
Internet Explorer Cumulative
Security Update for October 2007 is now available via
Windows
Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the new Microsoft Update. I encourage you to upgrade to
Microsoft Update if you haven’t already to ensure
that you receive the latest updates for all Microsoft products.
This update addresses 1 remote code execution and 3 spoofing
vulnerabilities. This bulletin also includes killbits for some vulnerable ActiveX controls. For detailed information on the contents of this update,
please see the following documentation:
This Update is rated “Critical” for IE 5.01, IE6 Server
Pack 1 on Windows 2000, IE6 on Windows XP, IE7 on Windows XPSP2 and IE7 in Windows Vista; “Moderate” for IE6 on Windows Server 2003 and
IE7 on Windows Server 2003.
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10.10.2007IE8 via Automatic Update for users running IE6 or IE7
Microsoft plans to distribute Internet Explorer 8 to computers running previous versions of IE (IE 6 or IE 7) via Automatic Updates starting from the
3rd week of April. The update will be rolled out gradually from a small user base to large number of users. The update will be a 'high
priority' update for systems running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and is an 'important' update for Windows Vista and Windows Server
2008. The final version of IE8 was distributed via automatic update recently to users still running pre-release versions of IE8, Beta 2/RC1.
Organizations can use the IE8 Blocker Toolkit to block automatic delivery of IE8.
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11.04.2009Internet Explorer 7 Tomorrow!
Microsoft plans to push out
Internet Explorer 7 as a
'high priority update' when
it ships security patches
tomorrow, according to
Washingtonpost.com's Security
Fix blog. That means anyone
who has Windows configured to
download and install patches
automatically from Redmond
will be greeted with IE7 next
time they boot up their
machines. In related news, it
appears IE's worldwide market
share actually increased a
couple of points since July,
despite a number of high
profile zero-day attacks this
year.
The article
notes that the IE7
"containment wall" protected
mode will not be available on
XP, but only to those who
purchase Vista.
A
Microsoft spokesperson
declined to say whether IE7
would be released tomorrow,
saying only that it would be
released sometime this month.
Update
from the IEBlog team:
"We wanted to give you
guys one last chat session
before we ship IE. So if you
can, you should join us for
the chat this Thursday,
October 12th at 10.00AM PDT
(5.00GMT) otherwise you can
catch all the action in the
transcript." - Hmm thats
after patch tuesday! - Steven
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10.10.2006Microsoft: IE7 a
'High-Priority' Update
Microsoft announced
distribution plans for IE7 on
Wednesday, saying it would
make the next-generation
browser available as a
"high-priority"
download via the Automatic
Updates feature. However, the
company make available an
option to opt out of the
update...
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26.07.2006The First Year of IE7
It’s been a little over a year since we released IE7 on Windows XP and for Windows Vista, so I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about
where we are after the year.
According to internal Microsoft research based on data from
Visual Sciences Corporation, there are over 300 million users are experiencing the web with IE7. This makes IE7 the
second most popular browser after IE6. IE7 is already #1 in the US and UK, and we expect IE7 to surpass IE6 worldwide shortly.
Perhaps more
important than the overall numbers is the positive impact IE7 has made for our users. As you know, we focused a lot on improving security in IE7. We
believe IE 7 is the safest Microsoft browser released to date. According to a
vulnerability report published today, IE7 has fewer vulnerabilities than previous versions of IE over the same time
period. What’s more, the report showed that IE7 had both fewer fixed and unfixed vulnerabilities in the first year than the other browsers we
compared.
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03.12.2007Microsoft warns corporate users of auto-update to IE7
Microsoft Corp. has warned corporate administrators that it will push a new version of Internet Explorer 7 their way next month, and has posted
guidelines on how to ward off the automatic update if they want to keep the older IE6 browser on their companies' machines.
The IE7
upgrade scheduled to roll out via WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) on Feb. 12 was announced last October, when Microsoft said it would no longer
require users to prove they owned a legitimate copy of Windows XP before they were allowed to download the newer browser. Microsoft explained that the
move was prompted by security concerns.
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17.01.2008IE7 for Windows XP Moves to Optional Updates
Some of our members are
reporting that earlier today Microsoft
removed Internet Explorer 7
from Critical updates (or
forced Automatic Updates if
set to Automatic) to Optional
updates, after a brief
disappearance all together
from the Windows Update
site.
Initial
reports indicate that Windows
Server 2003 still gets IE7 as
a critical update, most likely
because of the in-built
"hardening" that forces
Internet Explorer to confirm
web browsing outside of the
local intranet. Hardening is
set by default on Windows
Server 2003, a significant
security update over IE6.
However, the forced
update to IE7 on Windows XP
systems had Microsoft
scrambling to issue a patch
that blocks IE7 from being
shown on Windows Update.
Generally speaking IT system
managers roll out a browser
update only after extensive
testing, not when Microsoft
makes it available. I'd say
this move is one where
Microsoft really is listening
to the customer, and has been
widely appreciated in our
board
discussion.
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22.02.2007Updated Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Images Available
VPC Hard Disk Image for testing websites with different IE versions on Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista.
This
download page contains four separate VPC images, depending on what you want to test.
- IE6-XPSP3_VPC.exe contains a Windows
XP SP3 with IE6 VHD file
- IE7-XPSP2_VPC.exe contains a Windows XP SP2 with IE7 VHD file
- IE8B2-XPSP3_VPC.exe
contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE8 Beta 2 VHD file
- IE7-VIS1.exe+IE7-VIS2.rar+IE7-VIS3.rar contain a Vista Image with IE7 VHD
file.
Note: For The Vista image, you will need all three files, downloaded and in the same directory, then simply run
IE7-VIS1.exe.
This VPC image will expire in January, 2009.
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29.08.2008MS: IE7 Flaw Really in Outlook Express
Microsoft responded Thursday
to reports of the first
exploit affecting Internet
Explorer 7, which cropped up
less than 24 hours after the
browser's official launch.
Christopher Budd from
Microsoft's Security Response
Center says the flaw lies not
in IE7, but in an Outlook
Express component...
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20.10.2006IE7 Beta 2 Receives Mixed
Reviews
With promises of security,
stability and tabbed browsing,
Web users have been eagerly
anticipating Internet Explorer
7. Microsoft released Beta 2
this week with great fanfare,
but does IE7 deliver a
next-generation browsing
experience? Read on for a
selection of reviews from
BetaNews readers and tell us
what you think...
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28.04.2006Microsoft Releases Public IE7
Preview
Microsoft on Tuesday made
available for public download
a pre-Beta 2 release of
Internet Explorer 7, which is
designed to showcase features
the new browser will bring and
give developers time to play
with the latest technology.
IE7 notably adds a tabbed
interface and improves browser
security...
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31.01.2006Microsoft to push IE8 as an automatic update
Microsoft has announced it plans to offer IE8 via Windows Update. In a move that will likely anger rivals such as Apple and Google, Microsoft will be
pushing Internet Explorer 8 via Windows Update. Google raised concerns back in 2006 when IE7 was originally released via Windows Update. Apple
received negative press last year when it tried to push Safari to iTunes users. Many users never had Safari installed but it was listed under
Apple's software update program for install. The IE8 update will be released as the highest priority update for each operating system. For
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it will be listed as Important.
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07.01.2009Interview: Microsoft Exec
Talks IE7, RSS
Following a decision to
release a standalone version
of IE7, browser development at
Microsoft has come fast and
furious. BetaNews this week
sat down with Gary Schare,
Director of IE Product
Management, to discuss the
changes coming in IE7,
Firefox's growth, and how
Microsoft will bring RSS to
the mainstream...
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18.02.2006Microsoft's Response to IE7 vulnerability
Our friend Bink has
been contacted by a
Microsoft's spokesperson
about the "IE7 bug" which
technically is an Outlook
Express bug. In Vista this bug
is fixed, for Windows XP this
fix is underway.
Official Statement:
Microsoft is aware of public
reports of a vulnerability in
Outlook Express which is
currently under investigation.
Microsoft is not aware of any
attacks attempting to use the
reported vulnerability or of
customer impact at this time.
Upon completion of
this investigation, Microsoft
will take the appropriate
action to protect our
customers, which may include
issuing a security advisory or
providing a security update
through our monthly release
process, depending on customer
needs.
Customers
who believe they are affected
can contact Product Support
Services. Contact Product
Support Services in North
America for help with security
update issues or viruses at no
charge using the PC Safety
line (1866-PCSAFETY) and
international customers by
using any method found at this
location:
http://suppo
rt.microsoft.com/security.
As always,
Microsoft encourages customers
to follow its "Protect Your
PC" guidance of enabling a
firewall, applying all
security updates and
installing anti-virus
software. Customers can learn
more about these steps at
www.microsof
t.com/protect.
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20.10.2006WGA Removed From IE7 Update
From the
Internet Explorer Team Blog:
Almost a year ago, we released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP. Since then, IE7 is well on its way to becoming the most used browser in the world,
and we've seen lots of evidence that IE7 makes it safer and easier to accomplish everyday tasks online. For example, the built-in Phishing Filter has
protected consumers from known phishing web sites an average of 900,000 times per week. IE7 is the first - and still the only - browser with native
support for Extended Validation SSL Certificates that help prevent online fraud. (Of course, tabbed browsing, QuickTabs, shrink-to-fit printing, an
easily customizable search box, CSS improvements, and some add-ons are all good things too.)
Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help
protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we're updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all
Windows users. With today's "Installation and Availability Update," Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine
Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users. If you are not already running IE7, you can get it now from the
Internet Explorer home page on Microsoft.com, get a customized version from a third-party
site, or, if you haven't already received it via Automatic Updates, this version will be delivered to you as we described previously. If you are
already running IE7, you will not be offered IE7 again by
Automatic Updates.
Additionally, we've made minor changes to IE7 for Windows XP based on customer feedback ->
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05.10.2007Non-security Vista update rolls out Tuesday including SP1 prerequisite for BitLocker
Nick Whitel: Tomorrow, Tuesday 8 January, we are releasing several non-security update packages via Windows Update. The updates include the regular
monthly Malicious Software Removal Tool and Windows Mail Junk Mail Filter, two updates in our regular series of Windows Vista updates (KB943302 for
application compatibility and KB943899 for reliability and performance), and one update of particular notice: KB935509. Similar to previous updates
that enhanced Windows Vistas performance and reliability, these updates will be distributed automatically through Windows Update.
Tomorrows KB935509 release is a little different than past updates. It is a prerequisite for installing SP1 and is applicable only for Windows
Vista Ultimate and Enterprise users, because it only affects versions of Windows Vista supporting BitLocker Drive Encryption.
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08.01.2008Microsoft's new browser will
come with increased security
Microsoft's Internet
Explorer will get significant
security improvements with the
upcoming IE 7.0 version. In
recent months, millions of
Internet users have switched
to alternative browsers, like
Firefox, because of security
concerns with IE. Microsoft
hopes to lure those people
back with a newly designed
browser that will have
protected mode, phishing
filters and even tabbed
browsing.
IE7 is currently only
available to developers in a
Community Technology Preview
(CTP). The browser's new
protected mode will run IE7
with lower privileges than the
main operating system and the
browser can only access and
write to browser specific
files. A "broker" process
will provide communication if
the browser needs to save
regular files. This feature is
not currently available with
this preview build of IE7, but
will show up with Windows
Vista reaches beta 2
status.
There will
be several improvements to
protect users against
phishing, false URL
redirection and suspicious SSL
certificates. The browser will
compare a web site address to
a list of previously visited
sites in the computer. In
addition, sites will be
analyzed for phishing
characteristics and checked
against a Microsoft maintained
list of known fraudulent web
sites. A pop-up window with a
red border will be displayed
when the browser thinks you
are on a phishing site...
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16.12.2005MS to Lock Down Security Zones
in IE7
Continuing its endeavor to
ensure Internet Explorer 7 is
safe from the attacks that
have plagued its predecessor,
Microsoft is making changes to
the browser's built-in
security zones. Zones are used
to classify Web sites into
different security levels, but
also bring risks themselves...
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