In our second post of the week on drive-by attacks, the team at Internet Explorer HQ wanted to showcase some examples that have hit the headlines.

Most recently our colleagues at Microsoft issued an advisory on a new drive-by attack that exploits vulnerability in Windows Shell. Microsoft is currently working to develop a security update for Windows to address this vulnerability.

Another example of a drive-by attack is affecting JavaWS and according to an article by Search Target, when a visitor on a lyric website attempted to view lyrics by music stars including Miley Cyrus an attack code scans the victim’s machine in an attempt to find and exploit the error.

Tune in this Friday for our final post of the week when we offer our top tips to avoid leaving your machine vulnerable to a drive-by attack.