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F1 Internet Explorer FAIL

Microsoft yesterday warned users of Window XP, to not to use F1 key on any web page for any reason untill there will be update released.
By pressing F1 key you may give attacker full access to your computer.
Customers running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 are safe from such attacks, Microsoft said.

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Ilikegames765917d ago

is to switch to Firefox. Who still uses IE?

badz1495917d ago

1 more reason not to use IE!

Megaton5916d ago

Would be funny if it wasn't so damn pathetic. Oh what the hell, it's still funny. Good thing I and everyone who matters to me uses FireFox.

Aphe5916d ago

The only time I use IE is when I need to download Firefox after a reinstall, and I usually stick all the neccessary bits and bobs I'll need after a reinstall on a cd or dvd so it's very rare.

IE just feels horrible to use when you're used to Firefox now.

AliTheBrit195916d ago

Yeah

Any browser is better than Ie... jesus

Firefox > Chrome > Safari > Opera >>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>> >> Internet Explorer

ReBurn5916d ago

*Rolls eyes*

Yeah, because Firefox/Mozilla is vulnerability free, right?

http://www.mozilla.org/secu...

Microsoft is just an easy target. But in reality it isn't less secure than Mozilla. It just gets slammed more.

It does lack some of the awesome features of Mozilla, though. That's why I use mainly Mozilla browsers.

vhero5916d ago

And people say Sony release dodgy stuff... This could cost you more than a £300 console..

Tomdc5916d ago

Firefox crashes a lot for me, I know it is supposed to be better but I've tried reinstalling and everything but to no avail. I aint to bothered about it to be honest tho, not really like it gives u a big differance :D

Saaking5916d ago

I use IE.... to download Firefox.

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dexus5917d ago

Probably this issue is present since ie 6 ? :D

tahersaid5916d ago

Since IE 6 and didn't find a final solution for this?
Nice work Microsoft..

Death5916d ago

Can you believe they are still supporting a product that has been discontinued for 2 years and launched over 8 years ago? As for why it has taken so long to fix, maybe this has something to do with the F1 exploit being recently found? Kind of hard to fix something that you don't know is broken.

What are the options other than Microsoft? Obviously browsers are easy to replace, but if you want to get a Mac vs PC, support is free for one or two years and then you are buying an upgrade. Every one to two years OSX gets a new cat name that comes with a pricetag. The good news is the price is relatively cheap. It's only $29 to get the latest version of OSX.

-Death

dexus5916d ago

true, but you will pay extra money for the hardware tho ...
MS does not sell HW so they have to ask more.

This bug is not present in new windows OS's because they have rebuild help system.

FinalomegaS5916d ago

Don't use IE...

see problem fixed.

Death5916d ago

Don't hit the F1 key when a pop-up window tells you to. Telling people to ditch IE for this is just as stupid as the people telling PS3 users to ditch their systems due to a leap year clock bug. If you are using XP and IE and are happy, simply don't hit the F1 key if asked by a pop-up window. If you are not using IE why are you even responding to this story?

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio14d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing14d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9214d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit14d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing14d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9214d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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