We have not tested this mitigation tool. We can't recommend it because we have not tested it...Customers should weigh the risk of applying something like this to their systems. |
We saw the exploit code and our Security Windows Reaction Team tested it against the patch, and we were convinced we would see an attack. It was only a matter of time, |
We're literally in a meeting going over our plans, keeping track of things, when we got word on Tuesday that CNN was reporting they had been hit. At the time, we knew a high-profile target was reporting they had been hit and they didn't know what it was. Their computers were shutting down and restarting, |
We're on all the [security mailing] lists, just like you are, and we investigate everything, even if it's a post about a simple weird behavior in a product. |
We're working day and night on development of a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer that addresses the vulnerability. |
We're working on an update to Internet Explorer and that update is currently in our testing process and could come out as early as April. However there's no firm date. |
We've taken a look at this situation and incorporated some lessons learned. We will work very hard to help ensure something like this doesn't happen in the future, |