MICROSOFT TO RELEASE SPECIAL UPDATE FOR INTERNET EXPLORER USERS

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama) -- Microsoft Malaysia will release a special
"out-of-band" update by midnight tonight to address vulnerabilities relating to
recent attacks against search engine Google.

The update serves as an additional layer of protection for all supported
Internet Explorer users, said the company's national technology officer Dzahar
in a statement.

"We highly recommend that customers install the 'out-of-band' update when it
becomes available later tonight," he said.

"For customers using automatic updates, this update will automatically be
applied once it is released," he added.

Dzahar said this in reference to a statement by CyberSecurity Malaysia
Wednesday, cautioning Internet users of a critical vulnerability involving
Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

He also said that to date, the only successful attacks that Microsoft was
aware of had been limited and concerned only Internet Explorer 6 (IE6).

For better security protection, Dzahar advised IE6 users to immediately
upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 due to its improved security features.

"We continue to monitor the situation and will keep customers apprised of
any changes to the situation or threat landscape through the Microsoft Security
Response Centre Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/).
-- BERNAMA