Microsoft has issued a security patch to fix a critical vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser which it said has attacked over 2m Windows users.
The flaw is believed to have already infected as many as 10,000 websites.
The "zero day" exploit let criminals take over victims' computers by steering them to infected websites.
Microsoft's Christopher Budd said the software giant "encourages all IE customers to test and deploy this update as soon as possible".
He also said the threat led Microsoft to mobilise security engineering teams worldwide to deliver a software cure "in the unprecedented time of eight days".
Read more at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7788687.stm
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The flaw is believed to have already infected as many as 10,000 websites.
The "zero day" exploit let criminals take over victims' computers by steering them to infected websites.
Microsoft's Christopher Budd said the software giant "encourages all IE customers to test and deploy this update as soon as possible".
He also said the threat led Microsoft to mobilise security engineering teams worldwide to deliver a software cure "in the unprecedented time of eight days".
Read more at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7788687.stm