Microsoft has released a patch that it says fixes the "buffer overflow" security hole discovered earlier this week.
The bug, which affected Internet Explorer 4.0 on Windows 95, left users vulnerable to a maliciously written line of HTML code that could potentially trigger commands on a surfer's system. Microsoft claims that no users have been affected by the hole.
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Finns dial for ABBA and a Coke: Wireless madness has taken over in Finland, where people can now buy Cokes and play jukeboxes using mobile phones. Telecom Finland has developed a digital device, now being incorporated into vending machines, that will debit callers' accounts when they make a purchase.
Some 40 percent of Finns have a cell phone, partly due to the fact that cell-phone giant Nokia is based there. (12.Nov.97)
Reuters contributed to this report.
