Serious security flaw found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer

worldtraveller

Users of the world's most common web browser have been advised to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.

The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.

Microsoft is investigating the problem and preparing an emergency software patch to resolve it, it says.

Internet Explorer is used by the vast majority of the world's computer users.

"Microsoft is continuing its investigation of public reports of attacks against a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer," said the firm in a security advisory alert about the flaw.

Microsoft says it has detected attacks against version seven of the browser - its most widely used edition.

BBC News

Sooler

"New"! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:it must have been there for ages

JohalaReewi

Sooler wrote:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:it must have been there for ages

According to the BBC, it is in all versions of internet explorer (not just IE7) so it has been there for eons.

Helix

Of course this being Microsoft they will only release a patch for IE7 and 6 on XP and Vista. Leaving older systems still vunerable.

tazmaniandevil_2

Users of the world's most common web browser have been advised to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.

Advised by whom? The good old BBC don't say who is advising people to use another browser. We run several thousand Windows PCs at work and have certainly not been advised by M$ to switch browsers. The only advisory we have seen is to disable active scripting.
I personally don't run IE because I dislike it, but as we are a M$ site at work that is the supported browser.

hemophobic

yeah yeah everythings a risk nowadays

Freddie_Snowbits

Oh no switch off every PC in the world, we are doomed. hang on, is this scare bought on by a Anti Virus company just in time top rack up sales before Christmas.

TUT TUT

penrhyn

Now patched be sure to run windows update.

vyle

That's why anyone with a brain uses browsers like firefox/chrome/opera/etc etc...

Sol00

Recently IE has been crashing, especially on Bebo, and requires it to restart. I wonder if this could be part of it? I'm using Firefox as well, as it's becoming a pain in the a*se.

VanyaHargreeves

I'm glad I don't use IE anymore, Firefox and Flock all the way!