Microsoft releases out-of-band security update to fix IE zero-day Defender bug
Generally, Microsoft releases updates on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. However an emergency update was issued yesterday by Microsoft and it is urging Windows users to install these updates as soon as possible.
The updates patch 2 bugs, one an Internet Explorer zero-day bug is the most serious and has already been exploited in active attacks in the wild.
The attack requires luring an Internet Explorer user on a malicious website, which is a rather trivial task, as it can be achieved by various methods such as spam email, IM spam, search engine ads, malvertising campaigns, and others.
for more details about this and the other bug fix, click on the following link;
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-out-of-band-security-update-to-fix-ie-zero-day-defender-bug/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=2219791
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