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Sep 18^th, 2012 at 8:22am

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8465038.stm

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Reply #1 - Sep 18^th, 2012 at 11:22am

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My advice? Don't rely on an internet browser to keep you safe. It will not. The problem will always exist between the chair and the keyboard... Even if a browser says "no" to visiting a particularly risky site, you bet people have managed to get onto it and then been infected with something.

That's why I run 5 different protective programs in the background at all times - If I miss something, they will catch it and they will protect my computer. They seem to be doing a great job though... I've had them stopping attacks from tricky malware plenty of times. To me, it doesn't matter which browser you use, but I use Firefox with addons to help further block troublesome website elements.

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Reply #2 - Sep 18^th, 2012 at 12:05pm

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Look at the date on that story. Old and out-of-date. Internet Explorer has received multiple security updates and patches since 2010. At the university where I work, I estimate that IE is used by over 90 percent of users, and with no major problems. Machineman is right. The biggest security risk is the human, the computer operator who will open email from unknown sources or click on unknown url links.

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Reply #3 - Sep 18^th, 2012 at 10:34pm

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ftldave wrote on Sep 18^th, 2012 at 12:05pm:

Look at the date on that story. Old and out-of-date.

That is odd, as the story was in the news, on the radio and the papers here in Germany yesterday Huh

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Reply #4 - Sep 19^th, 2012 at 2:21am

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expat wrote on Sep 18^th, 2012 at 10:34pm:

ftldave wrote on Sep 18^th, 2012 at 12:05pm:

Look at the date on that story. Old and out-of-date.

That is odd, as the story was in the news, on the radio and the papers here in Germany yesterday Huh

Matt

The news has been using old newsw for quite some time.
For example there was a report recently for the andromeda galaxy crashing into the milky way in bilions of year,they said that it was a new discovery while it has been known for several years...

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Reply #5 - Sep 19^th, 2012 at 4:09am

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expat wrote on Sep 18^th, 2012 at 10:34pm:

ftldave wrote on Sep 18^th, 2012 at 12:05pm:

Look at the date on that story. Old and out-of-date.

That is odd, as the story was in the news, on the radio and the papers here in Germany yesterday Huh

Matt

Unless it's a plot against Microsoft by the German government this is an ongoing problem. I found a current report on the subject in yesterday's Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2205117/Microsoft-admits-bug-leav...

It's up to you whether you believe it.

jetprop wrote on Sep 19^th, 2012 at 2:21am:

The news has been using old newsw for quite some time.
For example there was a report recently for the andromeda galaxy crashing into the milky way in bilions of year,they said that it was a new discovery while it has been known for several years...

Whew! That's a relief. It seems I'm safe then. Cheesy

This is only another theory that can never be proven. Typical non news story.

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Reply #6 - Sep 19^th, 2012 at 8:48am

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http://memeburn.com/2012/09/german-govt-warns-against-ie-microsoft-promises-fix/

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Reply #7 - Sep 21^st, 2012 at 9:01am

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http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-internet-explorer-warning.html

I see in the news today, that Microsoft will release a fix 23.9 around 1900hr eu time!

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Reply #8 - Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 8:27am

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The fix has been released.
KB2744842

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