Microsoft Embed Fix (for Windows 95)

fixes a potential security problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95.

Operating system

Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11

File size

900 KB

License

Freeware

Last updated

Mar 12, 2025

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Overview

What is Microsoft Embed Fix (for Windows 95)?

fixes a potential security problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95.

In depth

A closer look at Microsoft Embed Fix (for Windows 95)

It's possible for a malicious Web page could cause Internet Explorer to crash by exploiting a security hole in the HTML "EMBED" tag. It's difficult, but possible, for the page to then run code in memory on that machine.

Verdict

Should you download Microsoft Embed Fix (for Windows 95)?

Microsoft Embed Fix (for Windows 95) runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 900 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Browsers.

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