Neowin News Feed for: Ie8

Microsoft has yet to fix a known IE8 zero-day exploit after seven months

John Callaham — Thu, 22 May 2014 12:26:33 +0000

Microsoft was informed seven months ago about a zero-day exploit that was found in Internet Explorer 8 but has yet to issue an update to fix the issue, but there's been no attacks that have used it. Read more...

Report: Internet Explorer 11 now the second most used desktop browser worldwide

John Callaham — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 02:01:35 +0000

February's data from Net Applications shows that Internet Explorer 11 is now the second most used desktop web browser worldwide, but IE8 remains in the number one slot. Read more...

Chrome 31 jumps ahead of IE10 in latest useage share data; IE11 surges up to 10 percent [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 22:10:02 +0000

Chrome 31, the latest version of Google's web browser, has unexpectedly jumped ahead of Microsoft's IE10 in the latest market share data from Net Applications for December 2013. Read more...

Microsoft rushes out security patch for Internet Explorer

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:29:50 +0000

Microsoft has released a patch designed to plug a security exploit discovered in current versions of Internet Explorer, which has already been used by hackers in a limited number of attacks. Read more...

Google Analytics ending Internet Explorer 8 support by end of 2013

John Callaham — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:10:51 +0000

Google has announced it will stop supporting Internet Explorer 8 for its Google Analytics product by the end of 2013, so that Google can "facilitate adoption of newer web technologies." Read more...

IE8 zero-day exploit gets permanent fix on Patch Tuesday

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:32:12 +0000

As part of its Patch Tuesday event, Microsoft has released a permanent fix for a recently discovered zero-day exploit found in Internet Explorer 8, along with nine other security bulletins. Read more...

Internet Explorer 8 exploit blamed for attacks on several websites

John Callaham — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:55:18 +0000

The new Internet Explorer 8 zero-day exploit that was confirmed by Microsoft on Friday is being blamed as the cause of attacks that have created malware infections on a number of websites. Read more...

Microsoft confirms exploit in Internet Explorer 8

John Callaham — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:47:29 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that a "zero-day" exploit has been found in Internet Explorer 8 and offers users of the web browser some workarounds while it prepares to release a patch. Read more...

Internet Explorer market share up in March; IE10 up to 2.93 percent

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:23:31 +0000

Internet Explorer gained a tiny bit of the overall web browser market share in March 2013, rising to 55.83 percent. IE10's own share was up slightly to 2.93 percent. Read more...

Microsoft releases full security update for IE6-8

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:00:12 +0000

As promised on Sunday, Microsoft has now released a new patch for Internet Explorer patch for IE6, 7 and 8 that closes a security exploit that was discovered a couple of weeks ago. Read more...

Security firm: We have bypassed Microsoft's IE6-8 "Fix it" patch

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:08:52 +0000

A security firm claims to have found a way to bypass Microsoft's "Fix It" Patch for Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 which would allow the exploit that the patch closes to be used by hackers. Read more...

IE10 still well behind most major web browsers in December

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:31:52 +0000

Data from Net Applications shows that Internet Explorer 10 was only being used by 0.89 percent in December, while IE8 remains on top in the world of browsers with 23.44 percent. Read more...

Microsoft releases "Fix-It" patch for IE6-8 exploit

John Callaham — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:00:45 +0000

Microsoft has now released a "Fix It" patch for the exploit that was discovered last week in its Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 versions and is still working on a full update for those browsers. Read more...

Exploit found in Internet Explorer 8; IE9 and 10 not affected [Update]

John Callaham — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:53:12 +0000

A new exploit that affects the Internet Explorer 8 web browser has been found that has already been used in a cyber attack. The exploit does not appear to affect IE9 or IE10. Read more...

New Internet Explorer vulnerability used to deliver "Poison Ivy" trojan

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:53:14 +0000

A newly discovered security exploit in the last three Internet Explorer web browsers is being used to deliver the "Poison Ivy" malware. Microsoft says they are "aware" of the problem. Read more...

IE8 turns 3, still commands 16% of the market

Brad Sams — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:08:28 +0000

It was three years ago today that Microsoft shipped IE8 to the consumer with a seemingly odd endorsement from Dolly Parton for a new feature introduced in IE8, web slices. Read more...

IE to automatically update from Windows XP upwards

Steven Parker — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:08 +0000

Starting from January 2012, Microsoft will automatically update older versions of Internet Explorer on Windows XP, Vista and 7 unless you opt-out with a tool kit. Read more...

Microsoft attacks Firefox over lack of corporate support

Christopher White — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:21:43 +0000

Apparently the cake was a lie. After hearing that Firefox 4 was no longer going to be receiving security updates, Microsoft was quick to pounce on the opportunity to improve their market penetration within the... Read more...

Pwn2own 2011 day 1: Safari and IE8 fall [Update: IE9 fixed]

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:01:42 +0000

At the annual pwn2own competition, where hackers lineup to show off their security-cracking skills on a number of software and hardware devices, both Safari and Internet Explorer 8 were successfully exploited due to a zero-day... Read more...

Internet Explorer 8 market share on the rise

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:35:08 +0000

The Windows Team Blog points us to a report browser usage showing that Internet Explorer 8 usage is on the rise throughout the world. With all versions of Internet Explorer accounted for, Microsoft's share of users... Read more...

Internet Explorer gains usage share globally in June

Tom Warren — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:14:53 +0000

Net Applications released their usage share numbers for June on Thursday and Internet Explorer has gained 0.57% share worldwide. Continuing the trend from May, when IE gained usage share in the United States, the share worldwide... Read more...

Neowin: An apology to IE8 users

Steven Parker — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:02:59 +0000

Time for a bit of site news. We have determined that guests who browse Neowin Forums using Internet Explorer 8 experienced frequent lock-ups. After investigating the issue, we found that it came from an advertising... Read more...

IE6 market share drops 6%, IE8 still in top spot

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:50:22 +0000

Over the last year, IE6 marketshare has fallen by 6% in the US, from 11.47% to 4.74%. Back in March, Neowin reported that a funeral was held for IE6 where Microsoft even sent flowers... Read more...

Safari, Firefox, and IE8 hacked; Chrome left untested

giga — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:16:48 +0000

Day 1 of Pwn2Own has just wrapped up and the results so far mimic those of last year. Hackers have claimed victory over all browsers and operating systems except Google's Chrome browser, which no one... Read more...

Windows Phone 7 browser is based on Internet Explorer 7

Tom Warren — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:59:36 +0000

Microsoft will ship a mobile version of Internet Explorer 7 inside Windows Phone 7 when devices ship later this year. The mobile version, yet to be named, is a version between Internet Explorer 7 and 8... Read more...

Internet Explorer 8 is now the world's most used browser

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:21:30 +0000

Guardian.co.uk references a Net Applications' chart from January 2010 showing that IE8 now commands the largest maket share of any browser in the world. Previously, IE6 held the crown. For some time now, Microsoft, as... Read more...

Microsoft confirms Internet Explorer vulnerability will be patched out of band

Tom Warren — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:28:08 +0000

Microsoft has issued a statement confirming that it plans to release a patch for a security vulnerability in Internet Explorer which saw Google fall victim to some targeted and sophisticated attacks recently. George Stathakopoulos, Microsoft Security,... Read more...

Should you stop using Internet Explorer?

Tom Warren — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:39:08 +0000

Microsoft has had a torrid time over the past week as governments and customers question the security of the popular web browser, Internet Explorer. The issues began when Google went public that they were targeted in... Read more...

Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E

Sam Alderwick — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:04:16 +0000

Microsoft has created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E – the version of Windows that will ship... Read more...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, it's a big one

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:57:17 +0000

One of the biggest releases of patches since October 2008 is due on Tuesday June 9. Microsoft has confirmed it will deliver 10 security updates to patch some serious bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer,... Read more...

Microsoft releases IE8 language packs

Sean Bradford — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:17:24 +0000

In case your favorite language isn't English and have been waiting to install a language pack for the recently released Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft has finally released language packs for the following languages: ... Read more...

IE8 via Automatic Update for users running IE6 or IE7

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:01:01 +0000

Microsoft plans to distribute Internet Explorer 8 to computers running previous versions of IE (IE 6 or IE 7) via Automatic Updates starting from the 3rd week of April. The update will be rolled out... Read more...

IE8, and why fixing that pesky 'tab issue' sealed the deal

Mitchell LeBlanc — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:56:27 +0000

In my most recent piece, "IE8, and why it's almost my default browser", I outline a couple of factors that inhibited IE8 from holding the default browser position on my PC. Since writing that article,... Read more...

Pwn2Own: IE8 hacked & Microsoft responds in less than 12hrs

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:01:06 +0000

TippingPoint's 3rd annual Pwn2Own contest has already shown significant security breaches on Apple's Safari, Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8, but Google's Chrome was the only browser that made it through the first day... Read more...

IE8: More web standards tests submitted to the W3C

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:21:36 +0000

Earlier this year when Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate was released, the IE team submitted 3784 new test cases to the CSS 2.1 Working Group for inclusion into the CSS 2.1 test suite. And today,... Read more...

MIX09: Day 2 keynote, no webkit for IE

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:56:24 +0000

With rumors circulating that the next version of Internet Explorer might use Webkit, an open source web browser engine, Hachamovitch confirmed to Ars that the next version of IE will not use Webkit "Hachamovitch... Read more...

Microsoft announces availability of Internet Explorer 8

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:33:50 +0000

Update: Users can now download Internet Explorer 8 starting from today here As Neowin mentioned earlier, Microsoft today announced the availability of Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser that offers the best... Read more...

Get ready for MIX09!

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:57:47 +0000

With MIX09 fast approaching, Microsoft is expected to announce few goodies in the conference, happening in Las Vegas this Wednesday. So here is my prediction on what Microsoft may announce this year: Internet Explorer... Read more...

IE 8 due for March 20th release

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:37:26 +0000

Taipei Times reports Microsoft Taiwan has announced during a press meet that Internet Explorer 8 will be released on March 20 in the local Taiwanese version. It was earlier predicted that Microsoft will RTM IE... Read more...

IE 8 RTM expected in the week of March 16, 2009

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:55:55 +0000

TechARP reported earlier that Microsoft will finalize its IE 8 RTM schedule on March 5 and the RTM version of IE 8 will be released during the final 2 weeks of March. Now TechARP has... Read more...