celestialayu
12-22-2008, 01:41 PM
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm
Basically there is a major security flaw in the Internet Explorer browser, all versions.
From BBC:
"The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say"
"Expedient patching or switching are essential. Security pros fear that the attack will soon spread beyond the theft of gaming passwords and into more criminal arenas, as the malicious code can be placed on any website and can be adapted to steal any password stored or entered using the browser. It's now down to the issue of time: Will Microsoft repair the problem and distribute a patch quickly enough to head off the tsunami of fraud that's about to hit or will it come too late to do any good?"
Since this is a major problem, my suggestion is to use other internet browsers, like firefox or some sort. But to clear this out, You don't need to uninstall IE, just don't use it for the time being.
Hope this helps you and be safe ^^
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm
Basically there is a major security flaw in the Internet Explorer browser, all versions.
From BBC:
"The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say"
"Expedient patching or switching are essential. Security pros fear that the attack will soon spread beyond the theft of gaming passwords and into more criminal arenas, as the malicious code can be placed on any website and can be adapted to steal any password stored or entered using the browser. It's now down to the issue of time: Will Microsoft repair the problem and distribute a patch quickly enough to head off the tsunami of fraud that's about to hit or will it come too late to do any good?"
Since this is a major problem, my suggestion is to use other internet browsers, like firefox or some sort. But to clear this out, You don't need to uninstall IE, just don't use it for the time being.
Hope this helps you and be safe ^^