On June 15, Microsoft will finally end support for Internet Explorer on various versions of Windows, almost 27 years after its launch on August 24, 1995. The desktop version of IE will be disabled and replaced with the new Microsoft Edge, with users automatically redirected to Edge when they launch Internet Explorer 11. Internet Explorer… Continue reading Internet Explorer shutdown. The Epithaf
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Microsoft patches Windows AppX Installer vulnerability that spreads Emotet malware
The latest of this year, December’s patch Tuesday brought fixes for six 0-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, including a bug in the Windows AppX Installer that uses Emotet malware to spread. Microsoft patched 67 vulnerabilities in its products this month, seven of which are classified as critical and 60 are classified as important. Separately, Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft patches Windows AppX Installer vulnerability that spreads Emotet malware
Microsoft fixes 81 bugs, including vulnerability under attacks
Microsoft has released updates for its products: in total, this month the company fixed 74 bugs (81 if to include vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge), three of which are classified as critical, four have the status of zero-day vulnerabilities, and one problem has already been adopted by hackers. Of the four 0-day vulnerabilities under attack, there… Continue reading Microsoft fixes 81 bugs, including vulnerability under attacks
Microsoft developers will stop supporting classic Edge and IE 11
Microsoft said it would stop supporting classic Edge and IE 11. The company has published a schedule for the end of support for Internet Explorer 11 and Edge (a version based on its own engine). The whole process will be carried out in stages: from November 30, 2020, support for IE 11 will be discontinued… Continue reading Microsoft developers will stop supporting classic Edge and IE 11