QUOTE(BBC)
Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.
The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
Microsoft urged people to be vigilant while it investigated and prepared an emergency patch to resolve it.
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Microsoft says it has detected attacks against IE 7.0 but said the "underlying vulnerability" was present in all versions of the browser.
Other browsers, such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, are not vulnerable to the flaw Microsoft has identified.
The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
Microsoft urged people to be vigilant while it investigated and prepared an emergency patch to resolve it.
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Microsoft says it has detected attacks against IE 7.0 but said the "underlying vulnerability" was present in all versions of the browser.
Other browsers, such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, are not vulnerable to the flaw Microsoft has identified.
Yes, that means Microsoft is telling people to use something else other than IE
Microsoft security advice:
-Change IE security settings to high (Look under Tools/Internet Options)
-Switch to a Windows user account with limited rights to change a PC's settings
-With IE7 or 8 on Vista turn on Protected Mode
-Ensure your PC is updated
-Keep anti-virus and anti-spyware software up to date
Btw, if you're wondering, yes I did post this thread using ie7
Oh and btw; idk whether this belongs here or in the Computer/Webdesign place, but this gets more views so I thought it was best to post here, feel free to move it about
The patch is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms08-078.mspx
