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Do you have Internet Explorer installed in your PC? Read the following to know why it is a threat to user

by TLN Team April 16, 2019April 16, 2019
written by TLN Team April 16, 2019April 16, 2019
Do you have Internet Explorer installed in your PC? Read the following to know why it is a threat to user
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) that has dealt with a reputation for poor security for years, now makes PCs vulnerable even if it is just installed in them, a security researcher has found. Yes! You read that right.
According to researcher John Page, an unpatched exploit in the web browser’s handling of MHT files (IE’s web archive format), hackers can use to both spy on Windows users and steal their local data. This report was recently published and was shared on social networking websites.
As Windows opens MHT files using IE by default, you don’t even have to run the browser for this to be a problem — all you have to do is open an attachment sent through chat or email.
“This wouldn’t be an issue if it weren’t for the disclosure of the flaw”. Page posted details of the exploit after Microsoft reportedly declined to roll out an urgent security fix, Engadget reported on Sunday.
The vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
“Microsoft said a fix would be ‘considered’ in a future release. While that does suggest a patch is on the way, it leaves millions of users potentially vulnerable unless they either turn off Internet Explorer or point to another app that can open MHT files,” the report added.
The news came at a time when Microsoft, coming to terms with the Outlook.com data breach case, reached out to some users, informing them of the hack which exposed data sent over emails to hackers who kept accessing their accounts between January 1 to March 28.
In an email, Microsoft claimed that apart from the content of the emails including attachments, the hackers could have possibly viewed account email addresses, folder names and subject lines of the mails sent and received.
The case came to notice when the software giant discovered that the credentials of a support agent were compromised for its web mail service which led to unauthorised access into some accounts.
The basic thing you can do about the same is keep a check on your PC and make sure it is not vulnerable to cyber threats.
Check twice or even thrice before opening any attachment sent over mail, if you are using Internet Explorer for the same.
And last but not the least, if you feel that your PC is exposed to cyber threat, there is always a ‘cyber cell’ in the city.
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