Surfers cautioned against using IE ...

[JimTheBrit]

"Users are being told to avoid using Internet Explorer until Microsoft patches a serious security hole in it."

BBC article 'Web browser flaw prompts warning' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3840101.stm), Fri June 25

[Blue Monk]

A security hole in a fine Microsoft product? I find that a bit hard to swallow.

[Rob Lister]

Originally posted by Blue Monk
A security hole in a fine Microsoft product? I find that a bit hard to swallow.

Looks like much ado about nothing.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/download.ject.html

[Uh_Clem]

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-06-24

"- The visitor's browser is re-directed to the Russian URL listed below where a known Trojan program (msits.exe) is downloaded, along with some additional malware. Again, if the user's machine is updated with current AV software, this malware is detected and blocked. (Thanks, Michael!)"

Whew, that's a relief. Because we all know everyone keeps their AV updated. IE is becoming a serious liability.

I think the reason this is getting so much press is because a few major sites (they won't say which ones) were compromised.

[Rob Lister]

Originally posted by Uh_Clem
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-06-24

...Because we all know everyone keeps their AV updated.

Mine updates itself daily. Transparent. When it can't, it warns me and tells me why.

[garys_2k]

Originally posted by Rob Lister


Mine updates itself daily. Transparent. When it can't, it warns me and tells me why.
YOU aren't the problem, as likely none of the regulars here are. It's Mr. and Ms. Klewliss Knoob who got a PC "for the kids" two years ago at Best Buy and thought it was the same as a television: plug it in, get it running and forget it. There are a lot more of them than us hanging on the 'net.