Topic: MS announces plans to deliver IE7 as security update

[Clive]

The Register
By John Leyden
Thursday 27th July 2006

Microsoft has announced plans to offer Internet Explorer 7 as a high-priority update to customers as soon as the long-awaited browser update becomes available.

IE7 will be distributed via Microsoft's automatic update service in a bid to offer customers improved protection against security threats.

The final version of the Windows XP version of the IE 7 release is scheduled for Q4 2006. Microsoft said the release contains significant security improvements, such as improved anti-phishing technology and improved ActiveX control, that qualify the release for delivery as a security update.

The upgrade won't happen automatically. Automatic updates will first notify users when Internet Explorer 7 is ready to install and then show a welcome screen that presents key features and the choices to 'Install', 'Don't Install' or 'Ask Me Later'.

Microsoft is also providing a IE7 Blocker Toolkit for businesses that want to block the automatic delivery of the updated browser. The blocker toolkit, which will not expire and is already available, includes a group policy template and an executable script. ®


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/27/ie7_auto_update/

[Simon]

I'd be interested to try it, but I don't think it would persuade me to ditch Mozilla / Firefox.

[Lona]

Me too  

[sam]

i can hear the hackers / malware writers, go on just try it - sucker!  

[Reno]

I wonder how long it will take them to create a virus for vista's final release.

[GillE]

I should imagine that many XP users are on auto-pilot when it comes to updates; they'll quite happily download software on an automatic update which they would baulk at if they had to make a conscious decision to download it.

Gill