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Representatives of Core Security Technologies said Friday that individually the four or five flaws aren't a huge threat. However, hackers could link them together and gain remote access to everything stored on a person's computer by overwhelming the browser when the user clicks a bad link.
A Microsoft spokesperson tried to ease concerns, telling Ars Technica, "Microsoft is investigating a responsibly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer." The spokesperson continued, "[Customers] are at reduced risk due to responsible disclosure." Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina, a consultant with Core, confirmed to Reuters that his company is working with the software giant in order to minimize the threat and fix the problem.
As a user, what can you do to avoid becoming a victim? Microsoft recommends that you upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, and make sure all your security and software updates are current. After that, just be patient until another patch is released (which we hope will be soon), and watch out for suspicious links. [From: Reuters, via: Ars Technica]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsBretJan 27th 2010 7:19AM
What else is new? I have long ago abandoned IE for Firefox.
Hugh JassolJan 28th 2010 12:48PM
Anyone who is still using Internet Explorer needs to button up their Nehru Jacket over that tie-dyed tee shirt, lace up their high-button shoes and keep-on-truckin over to Mozilla (dot) com to download the Firefox browser. But, if you like living in a cave and being attacked regularly by sabre-toothed tigers, just keep on using IE, it's safe! Bill Gates says so. Uh-huh.
JimJan 27th 2010 10:07AM
And you certainly did the right thing. Internet Explorer, like most Microsoft software, is as buggy as buggy gets. Oh, excuse me.... Microsoft calls these bugs, "undocumented features". I flat out, not use Internet Explorer. When Microsoft came out with Windows "Me", I saw it as their practical joke to the world. "Vista", was no different. They put a bunch of patches on it, then added a few new options, and call it "Windows 7". No, thank you. The last solid piece of software that Microsoft put out, was Windows 2000, but I do give a hand to XP, as it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I am no MAC user though. Personally, I don't see enough positives in it to make it worth the money they ask for it. In today's PC's, Dual and Quad Core Processors along with higher RAM and Video memory make a PC just as graphically dominant as any MAC can be. And there is still the sheer amount of software that is available for Windows VS. MAC. Another shut out, the way I see it. And the old ideas that MAC computers aren't as "buggy" as Windows, just doesn't hold true anymore either. MAC PC's are as bad .if not worse in some cases. As for the subject at hand, go to Mozilla Firefox if you want a good solid Internet browser. It's all I use, and all I will allow installed on my computers at home. As soon as I add any OS on myPC, I immediately remove Internet Explorer. Microsft products simply can't be trusted. They are too quickly built, and nowhere nearly tested enough.
jshughes5Jan 27th 2010 7:22AM
You mean people STILL use that antiquated kludge? It's full of holes (always has been, always will be) and has never interpreted CSS correctly. IE free since 2003!
hughjassoliiiJan 27th 2010 7:57AM
Well, deboss, you got the idiot part right. The sky is falling! GAA!
MikeJan 27th 2010 8:27AM
Here's an idea: use another browser like Firefox or Opera until IE can fix their F-UPs.
ke0emJan 27th 2010 3:59PM
Anyone thinking that FireFox is any safer is dumber than a rock. ALL systes with milions of line of code ar evunerable. Especially OPEN SOURCE. It is just that the hackers have all the acces they need with FireFox. It is there for the asking. MS is a target plain and simple. People are jealous of success and they hate that. Also providing computer OS and IE Explorer for the majority of computers in the world kind of makes it the prime target of hackers. WHo want s to hack something that is not a value to them.
Jerry DennisJan 27th 2010 8:44AM
Son, take a deep breath and buy a gun. The American Revolution II is here, and it began, ironically enough, in Massechusetts.
JDen1952Jan 27th 2010 8:38AM
Eight posts as of 8:35 AM EST, and the first two are spam. Sphere isn't any different that the other blogs, and 10-to-1 they won't do a thing about it. The only spam I don't see is that Chinese clown that says he's a lonely Air Force.
VicJan 27th 2010 10:10AM
I think they have just placed stricter editing rules in place. Those spam ads are the dumbest written by morons. "I am an air force-LOL-how stupid is that?
I have been using SeaMonkey(Mozilla family) for my search engine and email platform-it has less bells and whistles and it does not constantly fill up my system with auto downloads-which my firewall stops and interrupts sessions as with foxfire.
minorlabia19Jan 27th 2010 10:59AM
IE is so bad that the Windows Police Pro virus can body-slam it and take over your whole PC... nothing to do but have a Tech "Wipe" it then.
crokrz1Jan 27th 2010 7:07PM
That a boy!! (JDen1952) Give 'em hell. Sphere's comments page is like a frustrating nightmare. I've logged over 25 hrs phone time and over 50 callls to AOL to fix it or take it down. I also batter the feedback site for AOL with these complaints, and have emailed Sphere. I have recently seen Sphere close comments pages and leave a message saying we are working to improve the comments process... HA ! we'll see. Bob
forrcrashJan 27th 2010 9:58AM
Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
BILCO1949Jan 27th 2010 1:15PM
Um....Could you please repeat that?
stryk13Jan 27th 2010 10:09AM
Yeah ok. Posting it on the news is gonna give hackers ideas. First of all, if anyone has ever noticed, problems with FireFox are taken care of rather quickly, if there are many at all. IE just goes about sending out a report letting everyone (including the hackers) know that they have a loophole. That's just inviting them in. For all you non-computer junkies out there: FireFox IS the answer.
HeatherJan 27th 2010 10:22AM
Ok. First of all, why are we posting this on the Internet? People should have already switched to FireFox by now...come on its 2010!!!
When and if FireFox rarely has a problem, they fix it right away. 9 times out of 10 it is taken care of so quick that it wouldn't have made sense to send out a report about it. Posting the fact that IE has a flaw in it is nothing new. But it also invites the so-called "hackers" in to find out what the flaw is. It's like telling a child there are cookies in the kitchen and expecting that child not to go out there and try to get them or say, a car company putting out a report that a car has a door malfunction problem, and then a bunch of idiots start going around trying to rob those cars.
PEOPLE, take it from those who know...FireFox is the answer. Don't let your personal information be exposed anymore.
Jeannie WalterJan 27th 2010 10:18AM
Oh, so MICROSOFT suggests we upgrade to a higher version? Now, doesn't THAT make sense! (NOT!) So let me get this straight...the same people who scammed us (and screwed us) with the VISTA VIRUS are telling us now to upgrade to something else that they invented that supposedly fixed all the flaws in the last thing they invented that burnt us.?.yeah--no thanks. I got Firefox, because Microsoft can't be trusted as far as you can throw their poster child for con artists (Bill Gates)
meJan 27th 2010 10:17AM
heartily agreed "hugh"..........two words.......FIRE.........FOX......."milk-you-soft"......needs to include an uninstall in windows to get their GARBAGE browser OFF windows period
lmillerJan 27th 2010 10:42AM
Recently, Windows Update automatically upgraded your Internet Explorer to IE 8 version instead of IE 7 (open your Internet, choose HELP and ABOUT WINDOWS and you can check this for which version you are running)...8 is great on the new Windows Vista/7 operating system, but not all of America can afford to upgrade all our operating systems from XP to the newer Vista or Windows 7. IE 8 will open multiple tabs when you click on links in the body of emails---well, these extra tabs will never open and freeze up your computer (making it appear like they never opened.)
Have you noticed having troubles recently using the Internet? Freezing up or not being able to click on a link on a webpage or email? If so, it's all Internet Explorer 8's fault if you are still running XP. One way to know for sure is to open your task manager (r-click the blue bar at the bottom of your Windows and choose 'task manager') and click on the PROCESSES tab. If you see iexplore.exe more than once, that is why you can not open these links. Blame it all on the IE 8 upgrade done by Windows Update.
How to make it all better? Search for IE7-WindowsXP download, Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 using CONTROL PANEL>ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS, and then reinstall Internet Explorer 7.
TrayJan 27th 2010 11:38AM
Way to advertise how to manipulate Explorer!