Microsoft has patched fourteen vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most important involved remote code execution that allowed the attacker to gain user rights. This was done through a specially developed webpage that incorporated the malicious software. Secondly,a malicious software that had the same modus operandi like the Internet Explorer thread, was also lurking in the dark for Word and Office Web Apps users. The malicious code was incorporated into a Word / Office document. The remote code execution bug also targeted the VBScript scripting engine and users got infested in the same old fashioned manner. They visited a specially crafted website and the system got infected. Thirdly, Adobe Flash Player has been incorporated into Internet Explorer together with a new version that fixes major vulnerabilities. In order to install the new flash player, the browser has to be rebooted. This also means that Windows Update now delivers the patches for the flash player. These are the most important security updates for December. For more information about the vulnerabilities patched this month, go to Microsoft’s page. READ ALSO: KB3002339 Update Causes Problems for Windows 7 and 8.1 Users
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