ROANOKE TIMES
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DATE: Thursday, March 6, 1997 TAG: 9703060049
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-8 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: SEATTLE
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
The software update can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/ie/
Microsoft Corp. says it has come up with a fix to a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser that could allow a Web site operator to secretly run programs or ruin files in someone else's personal computer.
A ``software patch'' to correct the problem was made available late Tuesday for users to download for free from the company's World Wide Web site.
``This update is an immediate response to ensure that Microsoft customers continue to have a safe Internet experience with Microsoft Internet Explorer,'' the company said in a news release.
Microsoft said it had no customer reports of security breaches.
But company officials considered the flaw a serious problem because it potentially could allow an electronic attacker to bypass the browser's security system.
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