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Microsoft says has fixed Internet Explorer flaw Sep 20th 2012, 13:30 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Bank group warns of heightened risk of cyber attacks Wed, Sep 19 2012 Germany urges public to stop using Internet Explorer Wed, Sep 19 2012 UPDATE 2-Microsoft warns on Internet Explorer security flaw Mon, Sep 17 2012 Microsoft urges customers to install security tool Mon, Sep 17 2012 Security experts warn of bug in Microsoft's Web browser Mon, Sep 17 2012 General view of Microsoft Corporation new headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris October 6, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Charles Platiau By Jim Finkle BOSTON | Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:30am EDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said it has fixed a security bug in Internet Explorer that hackers exploited to attack some customers. The attacks prompted the German government and security experts to urge people to temporarily stop using the browser. The software maker said late Wednesday that the permanent repair to the software, used by hundreds of millions of people, would be released on Friday. A majority of Microsoft Windows users have their computers set to automatically download that update. Microsoft spokeswoman Yunsun Wee said in a statement that "the vast majority" of Internet Explorer users had not been attacked as a result of the security flaw. The vulnerability in Internet Explorer was identified on Friday by a Luxembourg-based security researcher. His computer was infected while analyzing a computer server used last year to launch a cyber industrial espionage campaign on dozens of chemical makers and defense contractors. Network security firm AlienVault said on Tuesday that it had discovered three other servers that hosted malicious websites that exploited the Internet Explorer flaw. It said the latest round of attacks targeted defense contractors, not the general public. Internet Explorer was the world's second-most widely used browser last month, with about a 33 percent market share, according to StatCounter. It was close behind Chrome, which had 34 percent of the market. (Reporting by Jim Finkle in Boston; editing by John Wallace) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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