SAY NO TO INTERNET EXPLORER?
Internet Explorer 7 widely used than others explorer or vice-versa? Does Internet explorer vulnerable to viruses? Do you think Internet explorer 7 are user friendly? Any comment? What web browser do you use? Which browser would you recommend everyone to use?
Source: mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/16089/84
Stop using Internet Explorer
In what is potentially the most widespread and serious threat in recent years to Internet security, users of all current versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser are vulnerable to having their computers hijacked because of a major flaw in the software.
Until the flaw is fixed, security experts are advising IE users to switch to another browser.As many as 10,000 sites have been compromised since last week to exploit the flaw, according to anti-virus software-maker Trend Micro.While Microsoft has detected attacks only against version 7 of IE, which is the most widely used edition, the company warned that other versions were also vulnerable.The flaw lets criminals commandeer victims' computers by tricking them into visiting websites tainted with malicious programming code. These sites serve up programmes that steal passwords for computer games, which can be sold for money on the black market.However, the security flaw is such that it could be "adopted by more financially-motivated criminals for more serious mayhem — that's a big fear right now," said Trend Micro security researcher Paul Ferguson yesterday.These so-called "zero-day" vulnerabilities are security holes that haven't been repaired by the software-makers.They are a gold mine for criminals because users have few ways to fight off attacks.Microsoft said that it was investigating the flaw and would consider fixing it through an emergency software patch outside of its normal monthly updates. - AP
Until the flaw is fixed, security experts are advising IE users to switch to another browser.As many as 10,000 sites have been compromised since last week to exploit the flaw, according to anti-virus software-maker Trend Micro.While Microsoft has detected attacks only against version 7 of IE, which is the most widely used edition, the company warned that other versions were also vulnerable.The flaw lets criminals commandeer victims' computers by tricking them into visiting websites tainted with malicious programming code. These sites serve up programmes that steal passwords for computer games, which can be sold for money on the black market.However, the security flaw is such that it could be "adopted by more financially-motivated criminals for more serious mayhem — that's a big fear right now," said Trend Micro security researcher Paul Ferguson yesterday.These so-called "zero-day" vulnerabilities are security holes that haven't been repaired by the software-makers.They are a gold mine for criminals because users have few ways to fight off attacks.Microsoft said that it was investigating the flaw and would consider fixing it through an emergency software patch outside of its normal monthly updates. - AP
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