- Feb 7, 2014
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Microsoft confirmed on April 27th that all versions of IE browsers have a zero-day vulnerability that hackers can exploit to remotely attack users’ computers and delete or steal users’ data. Due to Microsoft’s ending to support XP from April 8th, XP users will not get the updating patch and are facing a serious security risk. In response, Qihoo 360 is first to claim that 360 XP Shield can intercept attacks exploiting this vulnerability.
It is understood that zero-day vulnerabilities, also known as zero-day attacks, are those vulnerabilities immediately exploited after being found. Such attacks are often very sudden and devastating. Microsoft said that hackers could exploit the vulnerability to attack and completely control users’ computers to remotely delete data, install malicious software and create a full access account at any time. Microsoft is developing an emergency patch to the vulnerability, but XP users cannot get the update. Information security experts estimated that 15-25% of PCs worldwide still run Windows XP system.
After Microsoft ended support to XP, the protection task was handed over to the third-party security companies. This massive vulnerability is testing the protecting ability of third-party security software. COSEINC, a well-known Asian security agency, lately issued a testing report on the effectiveness of Windows XP security protection, showing that the average rate of eight security software to intercept attacks exploiting XP vulnerabilities was 63.3% and 360 Safe Guard is the only one to 100% block all exploits.
Figure: 360 Safe Guard ranked No.1 in COSEINC’s XP protection evaluation
Up to now, Qihoo 360 is the first security company in China to confirm the ability to defend against this vulnerability.
It is understood that zero-day vulnerabilities, also known as zero-day attacks, are those vulnerabilities immediately exploited after being found. Such attacks are often very sudden and devastating. Microsoft said that hackers could exploit the vulnerability to attack and completely control users’ computers to remotely delete data, install malicious software and create a full access account at any time. Microsoft is developing an emergency patch to the vulnerability, but XP users cannot get the update. Information security experts estimated that 15-25% of PCs worldwide still run Windows XP system.
After Microsoft ended support to XP, the protection task was handed over to the third-party security companies. This massive vulnerability is testing the protecting ability of third-party security software. COSEINC, a well-known Asian security agency, lately issued a testing report on the effectiveness of Windows XP security protection, showing that the average rate of eight security software to intercept attacks exploiting XP vulnerabilities was 63.3% and 360 Safe Guard is the only one to 100% block all exploits.
Figure: 360 Safe Guard ranked No.1 in COSEINC’s XP protection evaluation
Up to now, Qihoo 360 is the first security company in China to confirm the ability to defend against this vulnerability.
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