Internet giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has mobilized all its security engineering team to treat some flaws of Internet Explorer browser which made it vulnerable to computer hackers.
The company is expecting that the software engineering team will be able to fix the weak spots of the Internet browser and to introduce the emergency solution on Wednesday, only eight days after the plan was announced.
According to some researchers at Trend Micro which is a software security firm, the world’s widely-used Web browser is highly vulnerable to attacks from hackers who can infect millions of computers worldwide.
According to Trend Micro, the severity of the situation is alarming because Microsoft only releases treatments to its software every second Tuesday of each month, adding that the time of the latest announcement is out of sync with its usual practice.
Paul Ferguson, threat researcher of Trend Micro, said that the vulnerability of the Internet Explorer is being actively exploited by hackers and cyber-criminals, adding that the situation is worsening everyday.
The software security firm has found out that there are more than 10,000 websites which have been infected by various kinds of computer virus and other malicious software, adding that the infected sites can easily slip into Internet Explorer and may infect other computer networks.
Security specialists warned that the weak spot of the Web browser may allow hackers to access and steal sensitive data. The flawed software also makes it possible for cyber-criminals to redirect site visitors to “dummy” websites to steal their personal details especially their bank account numbers.
According to the latest study, three-quarters of the world’s computers is using Internet Explorer Browser.
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