Google fixes Google Desktop to counter Internet Explorer flaw

Google fixes Google Desktop to counter Internet Explorer flaw

Google was the first of many search engine companies to launch an offline tool to enable desktop searching. MSN, Yahoo!, Ask, and many others followed. The latest version of Google Desktop uses Internet Explorer or other browsers to show search results to users.

However, a couple of days back, it was reported and demonstrated by a security expert that using a flaw in the Internet Explorer browser engine, hackers can remotely access the computer of a Google Desktop search application user.

However, Google has taken immediate steps and fixed their application to render this flaw useless for any malicious attempt. The company claims that the flaw lies in the Internet Explorer browser and not in their original version of the application.

However, instead of relying on Microsoft to release a patch, an updated version of Google Desktop is available which this flaw no longer affects. The flaw in IE lied in the way it processes Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Mozilla Firefox users are not affected by it and Google Desktop completely supports this open source browser application.