Instalec's "Software as a Service" security system helps prevent Internet Explorer attack:
On December 6th, China-based KnownSec released details of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer v7. That information was posted to an open forum, leading to the release of public exploit code quickly thereafter.
The vulnerability centres on Internet Explorer’s handling of specially crafted XML tags which can leave the browser susceptible to attack. In the attacks observed by Instalec’s partner, ScanSafe, a successful exploit would result in the installation of data theft Trojans, one of which included auto-run worm capabilities.
Instalec’s customers that utilise our web filtering and malware scanning service have been fully protected since the onset of these attacks. ScanSafe registered the first encounter with the exploit code on December 8 at 05:41:37 (GMT). Security updates provided by Microsoft on December 9 as part of their regular “patch Tuesday” update cycle did not address this vulnerability. Active exploit of the vulnerability continues and currently comprises approximately 4% of ScanSafe malware blocks made.
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