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Internet Explorer 6.0 Security Update: October 2001
Brief Description
This update eliminates three security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer 6, and is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-051.
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Quick Details
| File Name: | q306121.exe |
| Version: | 6 |
| Security Bulletins: | MS01-051 |
| Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: | KB306121 |
| Date Published: | 10/5/2001 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 449 KB |
| Estimated Download Time: | 2 min 56K |
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Overview
This update eliminates three security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer 6, and is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-051. Download now to prevent a malicious user from taking advantage of the Zone Spoofing vulnerability, the HTTP Request Encoding vulnerability, or a new variant of the Telnet Invocation vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
The first vulnerability involves how Internet Explorer handles URLs that include dotless IP addresses. (Note This vulnerability does not affect Internet Explorer 6.) The second vulnerability involves how Internet Explorer handles URLs that specify third-party sites. The third vulnerability is a new variant of an earlier issue discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-015, affecting how Telnet sessions are invoked via Internet Explorer. 
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows XP
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Instructions
Select your language from the drop-down list above and click GO.
Click the Security Update link to begin the download.
Choose Run this program from its current location and click OK (Click Open in Internet Explorer 6).
Click Yes if asked whether you would like to install and run Q306121.exe.
Click Yes to begin the installation process.
How to use
Restart your computer to complete the installation.
How to uninstall
Uninstall is not available
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