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Major internet explorer flaw Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:04 pm
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The major press outlets are abuzz this morning with news of a major new security flaw that affects all versions of Internet Explorer from IE5 to the latest beta of IE8. The attack has serious and far-reaching ramifications -- and they're not just theoretical attacks. In fact, the flaw is already in wide use as a tool to steal online game passwords, with some 10,000 websites infected with the code needed to take advantage of the hole in IE.

Virtually all security experts are counseling users to switch to any other web browser -- none of the others are affected, including Firefox, Chrome, and Opera -- at least for the time being, though Microsoft has stubbornly said it "cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw." Microsoft adds that it is working on a fix but has offered no ETA on when that might happen. Meanwhile it offers some suggestions for a temporary patch, including setting your Internet security zone settings to "high" and offering some complicated workarounds. (Some reports state, however, that the fixes do not actually work.)

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?

Meanwhile, I'll reiterate my recommendation: Switch from Internet Explorer as soon as you can. You can always switch back once the threat is eliminated. (To clarify: You don't need to uninstall IE, just don't use it for the time being.)

Here is links for other browsers to try, but not sure how they react to this site:
Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera

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Re: Major internet explorer flaw Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:39 pm
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interesting, I stopped using IE some 3 years ago, and only use it to check my themes for compatibility issues.

IE = sucks

I think Microsoft has to pull its finger out before it gets swallowed up, there is far to much competition out there that is beating MS already... Its only because Microsoft comes pre installed with IE that users have to use it.

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Major internet explorer flaw Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:41 pm

I agree with you Ped, i only load up IE to test layout and stuff as well.

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Major internet explorer flaw Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:13 pm
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it has been patched now so it is fixed but i still wouldnt trust it

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Re: Major internet explorer flaw Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:06 pm

i'm glad you finally added Safari at the bottom of the post Rolling Eyes

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Major internet explorer flaw Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:43 pm

This also STILL occurs in konquerer on the older linux systems.. if this is of any importance to you :P

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