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SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer will now stop Drive-By-Downloads
Microsoft’s SmartScreen Filter, the system that has been offering protection to users from internet based attacks since last 8 years has now evolved into a more powerful tool with capabilities to block...
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Internet Explorer 10 users need to move to another browser right away
Microsoft announced that it would be discontinuing support for Internet Explorer 10/9/8. What this means to you as users, is that you would not be treated to any kind of bug fixes or offered security...
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Internet Explorer 11 will now lock Home Page and Search Engine
You may have noticed that some programs users download or install seek to tamper the default browser settings without the user’s consent. Microsoft has now decided to tackle this issue head-on by...
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Microsoft sends a Get Windows 10 notifier in Internet Explorer security patch
After being in the news for deciding to make Windows 10 Upgrade as a Recommended Update recently, Microsoft now is sending a ‘Get Windows 10’ ad notification concealed under its latest security patch....
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Microsoft brings an end for RC4 cipher support in Microsoft Edge and IE11
Microsoft had announced a year ago in September 2015 that it will be ending the support for RC4 Cipher in both the Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. As we all know a cumulative upgrade is due this...
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Google Chrome displaces Internet Explorer to become the most popular browser
We saw it coming after web traffic analytics company, StatCounter listed Google Chrome as the most popular browser back in the year 2012 and today its rival NetMarketShare has acknowledged the same...
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Adobe Flash Player to remain on Microsoft browsers
Microsoft’s Security Staff on Monday announced that they have made the decision of keeping Adobe Flash Player as default in both the Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge browsers in Windows 10....
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Edge & IE to prevent sites protected with a SHA-1 certificate from loading
Coming February, 14th 2017, Microsoft will have support for SHA – 1 certificates removed completely for its browser. Yes, SHA – 1, once a very popular hashing function, is on the way out. Microsoft had...
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Microsoft to disable VBScript in IE11 for websites in Internet Zone &...
Microsoft will disable VBScript in Internet Explorer 11 for websites in Internet Zone and the Restricted Sites Zone. This option of executing VBScript was first announced with an IE update in the month...
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Internet Explorer is leaking data to websites
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is reportedly leaking everything you type on the address bar. Security researcher Manuel Caballero first discovered this issue in the very latest version of Internet...
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