This is a snippet of the article. Meanwhile, I have made the switch to another Browser. Better safe than sorry!
"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. As many as 10,000 websites have been compromised since the vulnerability was discovered, he said". "At present, this exploit only seems to affect 0.02% of internet sites," said Mr Curran. "In terms of vulnerability, it only seems to be affecting IE7 users at the moment, but could well encompass other versions in time." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7784908.stm Thank you, Ivan [Lucid Geek] --- On Wed, 12/17/08, Cindi Waters <[email protected]> wrote: From: Cindi Waters <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Serious security flaw found in IE... To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 7:26 AM OK. I've been using since your notice (and thank you) Mozilla Firefox. The press release speaks about game users are at risk in particular and that it will spread. I don't use games, however I wonder just how far this problem goes and how far back. Oh well, nothing is secure. --- On Wed, 12/17/08, Ivan Wilson <fmly...@yahoo. com> wrote: From: Ivan Wilson <fmly...@yahoo. com> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] Serious security flaw found in IE... To: A-1-Computer_ t...@yahoogroups .com Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 7:19 AM Simply, use another Browser until Microsoft takes down the alert. Thank you, Ivan [Lucid Geek] --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Cindi Waters <clean_boost@ yahoo.com> wrote: From: Cindi Waters <clean_boost@ yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] Serious security flaw found in IE... To: A-1-Computer_ t...@yahoogroups .com Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 11:14 PM what does this mean for me, the private home user? --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Ivan Wilson <fmly...@yahoo. com> wrote: From: Ivan Wilson <fmly...@yahoo. com> Subject: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] Serious security flaw found in IE... To: A-1-Computer_ t...@yahoogroups .com Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7:20 AM Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed. *Click on the Link below to view. http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/technology/ 7784908.stm Thank you, Ivan [Lucid Geek] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
