Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) has recommended organisations "consider using a web browser other than Internet Explorer until a patch becomes available" an option that many large firms cannot seriously consider.
An unpatched security hole in Internet Explorer that is being exploited affects all versions of the browser, making it more serious than originally believed when it was first publicised, Microsoft says.
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) users are threatened by a zero-day exploit that may have been "accidentally" let loose by Chinese security researchers, is expected to cause havoc over the holiday period, according to several security companies.
Microsoft has announced 11 security bulletins for next Tuesday when the monthly patch cycle hits, with four considered critical.
Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin.
After skipping Patch Tuesday last month, administrators will have the joy of a double patch this month because Microsoft is rushing out a fix for its Windows cursor vulnerability.
Windows Defender for Vista has failed miserably when it comes to protecting users of Microsoft's latest operating system from a very basic attack.
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Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
The patch fixes a flaw in the e-mail server software that could be used to get access to in-boxes and information.
The software giant has released its January batch of patches but has failed to fix an Internet Explorer 'phishing' vulnerability.
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