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The popular browser of Microsoft Security qued? again committed yesterday. The multinational was forced on Monday night to warn users of a new hole in your product that makes them vulnerable to computers to hacker attacks. Compa??a, captained by Steve Ballmer, inst? customers to download security software to reduce the risk of the infecci?n, since the problem affects hundreds of millions of users. Specifically, the vulnerability detected endangers to 32 per cent of internet users around the world, seg?n medici?n StatCounter signature data.

"We are aware of the attack that potentially affects some versions of Internet Explorer..." "We have confirmed that the 10 versi?n is not affected", Microsoft explic? that recomend? customers download security software to reduce the risk of contaminaci?n of this malware, that is used to steal data or take the remote control of your computer.

The Redmond giant insisti? that are going to further investigate the problem and that tomar?n all necessary additional measures. That s?, not precis? cu?ndo hopes to have a soluci?n for this hole, although several security researchers said prev?n to the est? actualizaci?n list within a week, inform? Reuters.

The security tool free that recommend that you install Microsoft is known as the kit of tools Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) and est? available at the Microsoft web site trav?s. This software must be downloaded and installed and despu?s manually configured to protect computers from the threat. The company tambi?n customers advised to adjust several par?metros Windows security to thwart potential attackers, but indic? this podr?a affect the use of the PC.

The hole was detected last Friday in Luxembourg the security expert Eric Romang. And although Microsoft trat? a r?pida response, has not prevented that they have tripped alarms on the convenience of using your product. As?, giants like Intel-McAfee security industry recommended users to temporarily change Internet Explorer other browsers rivals such as Chrome, Firefox and Opera. "For the consumer podr?a be m?s f?cil simply click on Chrome", said Dave Marcus, director of the McAfee Security divisi?n investigaci?n.

A question soluci?n

The federal Department of safety T?cnica Inform?tica of Germany Tambi?n inst? to users of Explorer versions 7, 8 and 9 that use alternative products for Microsoft to update their security protocols. And Marc Maiffret, director of tecnolog?a the signing of security BeyondTrust, indic? which may not be feasible for some companies install Microsoft's EMET tool on their PC, because in some cases it has been shown to be incompatible with existing programmes already is est?n running on networks.

The Microsoft team has not comments on skepticism that safety experts have expressed about the effectiveness of the EMET software. "Everytime I see a new vulnerability like this a zero-day, is worrisome, because there is no available patches and is very dif?cil people to protect, '' Liam O Murchú, Manager of Symantec investigaci?n a?adi?. The revelaci?n of new vulnerabilities are rare. SEG?n Symantec detected only eight in 2011.

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