IE Security Flaw – How to stay safe!
Reports have surfaced that there is a serious security flaw in IE. The flaw allows infected websites to steal your passwords. The good news, it ONLY affects IE7 (most of you still use IE6) and it only affects little known websites. If you are an IE7 user you can be 100% safe by only visiting websites you know and trust. A patch should be available soon – in the meantime stop browsing the internet. Microsoft offers these tips:
- 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
