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Serious security flaw found in Internet Explorer 7.0

By Amol Bharti on December 17, 2008

A serious security flaw is found in Internet Explorer 7.0 and Everybody is advised by experts not to use Internet Explorer for any confidential banking transactions until the new patch is released. 

The new patch would be released at the earliest and experts adviced everybody to use the browser from their rivals until the patch is released.

Microsoft Security Advice

- Change IE security settings to high (Look under Tools/Internet Options)

- Switch to a Windows user account with limited rights to change a PC’s settings With IE7 or 8 on Vista turn on  Protected Mode

- Ensure your PC is updated
- Keep anti-virus and anti-spyware software up to date
It’s a shame Microsoft have not been able to fix this more quickly
Darien Graham-Smith
PC Pro magazine

 

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm

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4 responses to “Serious security flaw found in Internet Explorer 7.0”

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    silver dimes
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    December 9, 2010 at 12:32 am | | Reply

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  4. Val Verdell
    Val Verdell
    October 23, 2010 at 10:06 am | | Reply

    Strong spyware removal utilities are equally as important as the lock on your front door. Hacking and theft of user credentials has never before been so common.

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