As Microsoft has dealt with their zero day vulnerability issues, they have recently release a new statement in regards to workarounds.
The Internet Explorer vulnerability was brought to light this past weekend and is apparent across all versions of IE. The attacks recorded have only affected versions 9, 10, and 11. The vulnerability itself uses Adobe Flash as the driver for the intrusion.
In an attempt to help with workarounds, Microsoft has mentioned using Enhanced Protect Mode, a feature of both versions 10 and 11. Enabling Enhanced Protection Mode “..will help protect users of Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 for x64-based systems, Windows 8 for x64-based systems, and Windows RT, and Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based systems, Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems, and Windows RT 8.1.”
An alternate workaround in the advisory issued, was to change the Access Control List (ACL) for one IE program file, VGX.DLL, the file description of which is “Vector Graphics Rendering (VML).”
The advisory also says to unregister the DLL with command lines included in the text of the advisory. This is equally as effective as the ACL method, but easier to execute and undo, helping users with an alternative solution. The advisory also explains how to reverse the ACL method.
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