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Microsoft issues new patch for IE

An emergency update is set to be released today by Microsoft for Internet Explorer that fixes nine vulnerabilities, including one that has been exploited in attacks on IE6 and IE7 systems, Cnet has reported. The zero-day IE hole could allow an attacker to take control of a machine if a user visited a malicious web site. Users of IE8 and Windows 7 are not vulnerable to that particular flaw, Microsoft said in its bulletin notification.

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