Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable.
Written on 16th December 2008
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Zee, Editor in Chief at The Next Web, Principal at WeDoCreative.
If you’re still looking for a reason to finally switch loyalty from Internet Explorer over to one of many competing browsers, trust me, this is it.
A major flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that allows hackers to gain the password details of the user has been revealed.
This is not a rumor, it has been confirmed by Microsoft who in fact announced the discovery themselves admitting a “vulnerability in Internet Explorer” that “could allow remote code execution.” Not Good.
Still think this is over hyped news? Think again. Even the BBC has picked up the story with commentary from a number of industry analysts.
Microsoft are preparing an emergency patch to resolve the flaw but in the meantime a move to Firefox, Opera and Safari is highly recommended.
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
Unsurprisingly, “switching browsers” isn’t on that list.
“I cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw,” said John Curran, head of Microsoft UK’s Windows group. “At present, this exploit only seems to affect 0.02% of internet sites. In terms of vulnerability, it only seems to be affecting IE7 users at the moment, but could well encompass other versions in time.”
To summarise, SWITCH.




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