Yes, there is the marketing side of things like developing the IE patch. But at the end of the day, we put a patch out there to help. It's not like we did something bad to get this attention.
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We have a good working relationship with Microsoft. We may disagree on a lot of things, especially how long it takes them to come up with a patch, but we agree on the most important thing, which is keeping customers protected.Marc Maiffret
Our patch fixes the specific vulnerability itself. It's not going to break any of the JavaScript functionality unless it's a Web site that's being specifically malicious. You can't have people without protection for 16 more days when an attack is underway.
Marc Maiffret
Obviously these things (fixes) are experimental in nature but considering the options of being vulnerable or at least having a fighting chance--well, I think you get the point. Again, this is just another mitigation option until Microsoft releases their patch, which last was scheduled for April 11th, or 16 days from now.
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The flaw can be exploited if the user opens a wrong file or goes to a wrong Web site. Then the attacker can execute code as the user, who is viewing the file or Web site.
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That's a long time to leave several million Windows users without any sort of protection.
Marc Maiffret
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