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Internet Explorer 7
Browse the Web with tabs, improved RSS support, and robust security features.
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Internet Explorer 7
Reviewed on October 18, 2006
IE 7 was Microsoft's one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla Firefox.
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Internet Explorer 7 beta 2
Reviewed on January 31, 2006
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Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP
September 23, 2004
Affirms plan to make browser upgrades available only through XP updates, while half the Windows world operates with older OSes.
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Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP
December 29, 2004
Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
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IE 7 comes a-knocking--eventually
November 13, 2006
Microsoft is tagging Internet Explorer 7 as a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer to distribute it than some expected.
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Windows XP update moves ahead
December 18, 2003
Microsoft releases a beta version of the second major update to its PC operating system, with security features the focus of the changes.
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A safe browser? No longer in the lexicon
July 7, 2005
CERT security analyst Art Manion warns that all Web browsers now face similar threats--and some even share similar design features.
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Internet Explorer to stomp pop-ups
November 10, 2003
Microsoft plans to add pop-up blocking features to Internet Explorer next year as part of its update for Windows XP, a move that would go far toward stamping out the Web advertisements.
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Microsoft enlists developers in security push
March 1, 2004
To encourage use of the security features in Windows XP SP2, the company is preparing a midyear release of service packs for its core developer products: Visual Studio.Net and the .Net Framework.
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Security flaw touches Windows Media Player, IE
October 18, 2005
"Critical" flaw affects Microsoft's media player and browser, including on Windows XP with SP2, a security firm reports.
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SP2 vs. the plug-ins
September 3, 2004
Sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.
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Phishing hole discovered in IE
December 17, 2004
Microsoft says it's investigating a flaw in Internet Explorer that exposes even users of its most-protected Windows, SP2, to phishing attacks.
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Microsoft investigates 'download warning' flaw
November 23, 2004
Problem in IE and XP SP2 allows a malicious Web site to bypass the browser's warnings when downloading potentially harmful content.
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Windows XP service pack gets face-lift
March 18, 2004
Microsoft releases a close-to-final version of Service Pack 2, which includes several significant changes from the test version released last year.
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IE flaw opens door to infection on sight
August 9, 2005
Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture.
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Microsoft rushes out critical IE fix
December 1, 2004
Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks.
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Microsoft behind $12 million payment to Opera
May 24, 2004
A confidential settlement ends a litigation threat in a simmering dispute over interoperability problems affecting Opera Software's browser, CNET News.com has learned.
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Gates and the code-jockey elite
January 14, 2005
Five years after becoming Microsoft's chief software architect, he can finally be judged on a record, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says.
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Browser phishing 'flaw' could hook users
December 9, 2004
Security issue allows an attacker to send victims to legitimate sites and then take control of pop-up windows and grab sensitive information.
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