New security flaw in IE – Switch to FireFox
December 16, 2008
Internet Explorer uses have been advised to change to Firefox or other alternative web browser because of a serious security issue found in Internet Explorer today (I6th of December 08).
The flaw found in IE could allow criminals to take control of your PC and steal your passwords.
Microsoft is said to be investigating the problem and preparing an emergency software patch to resolve it.
In a security alter about the new flaw, Microsoft said
“Microsoft is continuing its investigation of public reports of attacks against a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer.”
Microsoft confirm that the flaw has been exploited in IE7 but could not rule out the flaw being present in previous versions of Internet explorer as well.
If you use Internet Explorer like majority of the world’s computer does, to avoid potential security issue on your computer while Microsoft finds a fix for the flat in Internet Explorer, you could switch to Firefox. It is the most popular browser beside IE. Fire fox is free, you can download it from Firefox.com .
Other browsers includes Opera and Google Chrome.
