Google desktop search security

The IE bug was disclosed late last week by Matan Gillon, a security researcher in Israel. He found a way to steal information from unwitting Google Desktop users by exploiting the web browser flaw.

A Google representative said on Tuesday: "We did make an adjustment to the product to help protect users. We made the adjustment on our end. Users don't need to download a patch or take any action."

The bug in IE allows an attacker to retrieve private user data or execute operations on the user's behalf from remote domains, Gillon wrote in his description of the attack method.

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