Internet Explorer Security Fix: Chrome + IE Tab

IE Tab for Chrome has long been used as a means of having both the security benefits of Chrome and the ability to use web based applications that require Internet Explorer.

IE Tab gives you the ability to use the Internet Explorer rendering engine within a tab in Chrome so you do not have to launch Internet Explorer to use web applications that require it.

The latest 0-day Internet Explorer bug Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVW-2014-1776) reveals how dangerous it is to run out-dated browsers. But many corporate environments are still using tools and websites that require Internet Explorer.

IE Tab provides a solution that allows you to run the latest version of Chrome for all of your normal browsing, but use IE for only the sites that require it. By only allowing trusted sites to use the IE rendering engine, you are mitigating the risk that your users can be lured to a site that exploits a vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

Configuration Steps

• Install the Chrome browser
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/
• Go to the Chrome Web Store and install the IE Tab extension
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ie-tab/hehijbfgiekmjfkfjpbkbammjbdenadd
• Click on the IE Tab icon to open pages that require Internet Explorer

• Configure “Auto URLs” so pages that require Internet Explorer are opened in Internet Explorer automatically

• Only use Internet Explorer for trusted sites
To ensure your users don’t browse from an IE Tab URL to a malicious URL or get lured into using IE Tab on a malicious URL, be sure to only enable Auto URLs:

Enterprise Configuration

With the IE Tab Enterprise Edition features (licensing fee applies for IE Tab business use), you can deploy these settings to your users with Group Policy.

That Group Policy setting is shown below, please contact us at support@ietab.net for more information.