Microsoft's Internet Explorer, or IE, has an 85% global share and comes loaded on every PC with Microsoft's Windows operating system.

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Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) web browser, now accounts for less than 60% of the market, down from 95% at its peak in 2003, according to new figures.

BBC: Microsoft's Internet Explorer losing browser share

Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser.

BBC: Microsoft warns on IE browser bug

On Wednesday, Microsoft released a security advisory warning users of active attacks using a previously unknown bug in Internet Explorer (IE) that affects users of versions six, seven of the browser.

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