[Utilizer]

MS Explorer. Why am I not surprised. Still, some people insist on using it. Then again, some people prefer to use Outlook and Outlook Express despite its history of continually being hacked into.

[UB355]

One problem with a zero day virus is that because it is not previously documented, it does not have a signature. Signatures involve reviewing the method and coding of a virus to anticipate and protect systems against the virus.

[867V309]

Then again, some people prefer to use Outlook and Outlook Express despite its history of continually being hacked into.

Well, if you convert all emails to plain text (no HTML), and only open attachments that you know are safe, I don't see how Outlook can be "hacked." Those are just common sense precautions.

[nickcarraway]

They haven’t fixed it in 20 years. Why start now?

[TChad]

However, the security researchers were told by Microsoft that as the flaws didn't affect 64-bit systems, they would not be patched.

Microsoft to its 32-bit Windows users: Drop dead!

[Swordmaker]

Microsoft is not going to fix a zero day issue in Internet Explorer. . . for your ping list

[rarestia]

Please enlighten me on when the most popular email client for worldwide corporate interests was “hacked into?” Outlook Express I might give you, but Outlook is the most used email client in the world. I’ve been a Microsoft engineer for over 15 years and don’t recall Outlook ever being implicated in a “hack.” It’s a mail client. Not much to hack.