Another hole in I.E. Found and Exploited....

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Microsoft has issued warnings about a serious flaw in Internet Explorer that allows attackers to hijack a PC via the popular browser.

Security firm Sunbelt Software said the vulnerability was being actively exploited on some porn websites.So far there is no fix to close the bug in the browsing program but Microsoft has issued advice about how to avoid falling victim.

Researcher Adam Thomas uncovered the exploit which revolves around the way that the Internet Explorer browser handles a particular form of graphics known as vector graphics.
A properly crafted webpage can exploit this problem and install almost anything they want on the target machine.

Tests by Sunbelt Software on a Windows machine patched with all the latest security updates showed attackers installing a huge amount of spyware and other malicious programs.
But dont worry Microsoft are going to release a patch on the 10th October!
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BBC News

Microsoft Technet

Oh and heres a link you may find of use....

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ ;)
 
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Indeed, i just wish i could use it at work too! :D
 

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