Critical Internet Explorer Patch Available

In an unusual move, Microsoft has issued a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-078.mspx" target="_blank">patch for all versions of Internet Explorer </a>from v5.5 onward and for all versions of the Windows operating system. Time to roll out that out-of-band patch before your users get infected. Reports of users being exploited are rising.

Mike Fratto, Former Network Computing Editor

December 17, 2008

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In an unusual move, Microsoft has issued a patch for all versions of Internet Explorer from v5.5 onward and for all versions of the Windows operating system. Time to roll out that out-of-band patch before your users get infected. Reports of users being exploited are rising.According to the SANS Internet Storm Center, attackers started distributing the exploit code to Web sites using sql injection. ShadowServer.org, a group of volunteers that analyse malware and track botnet activity, among other things, has a list of infected sites, but the list may be incomplete. HD Moore of BreakingPoint Labs also has a thorough analysis of the live exploit.

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Mike Fratto

Former Network Computing Editor

Mike Fratto is a principal analyst at Current Analysis, covering the Enterprise Networking and Data Center Technology markets. Prior to that, Mike was with UBM Tech for 15 years, and served as editor of Network Computing. He was also lead analyst for InformationWeek Analytics and executive editor for Secure Enterprise. He has spoken at several conferences including Interop, MISTI, the Internet Security Conference, as well as to local groups. He served as the chair for Interop's datacenter and storage tracks. He also teaches a network security graduate course at Syracuse University. Prior to Network Computing, Mike was an independent consultant.

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