Internet Explorer security issue

[Sacchin]

Dunno if you guys know about this or not but I found it on one of the news sites I go to. Might be good not to use IE on Joymax's site, even though they have top notch securityZZzzz ﾟдﾟ

"The major press outlets are abuzz this morning with news of a major new security flaw that affects all versions of Internet Explorer from IE5 to the latest beta of IE8. The attack has serious and far-reaching ramifications -- and they're not just theoretical attacks. In fact, the flaw is already in wide use as a tool to steal online game passwords, with some 10,000 websites infected with the code needed to take advantage of the hole in IE.

Virtually all security experts (as well as myself) are counseling users to switch to any other web browser -- none of the others are affected, including Firefox, Chrome, and Opera -- at least for the time being, though Microsoft has stubbornly said it "cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw." Microsoft adds that it is working on a fix but has offered no ETA on when that might happen. Meanwhile it offers some suggestions for a temporary patch, including setting your Internet security zone settings to "high" and offering some complicated workarounds. (Some reports state, however, that the fixes do not actually work.)

Expedient patching or switching are essential. Security pros fear that the attack will soon spread beyond the theft of gaming passwords and into more criminal arenas, as the malicious code can be placed on any website and can be adapted to steal any password stored or entered using the browser. It's now down to the issue of time: Will Microsoft repair the problem and distribute a patch quickly enough to head off the tsunami of fraud that's about to hit or will it come too late to do any good?

Meanwhile, I'll reiterate my recommendation: Switch from Internet Explorer as soon as you can. You can always switch back once the threat is eliminated."

Sauce: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111811

P.S. That is not a news site I go to >->

Also, sorry, wrong section =x

[Burningwolf]

how do you get that IE update to fix the problem?
do you d/l it or something?
atm I am using FF and it fcking sucks

[[SD]bizzle]

a friend told me about this to, dont know why but i started using FF other than IE few weeks ago but i guess i will stick to it.

[Sacchin]

how do you get that IE update to fix the problem?
do you d/l it or something?
atm I am using FF and it fcking sucks

I don't think there is a fix just yet. FF sucks? >_< I like it =S

[Ragnorak]

FireFox> IE

[greeneye]

been using firefox for about three years now and never went back to ie. security issues? well, i had more bugs and glitches in ie then, reason why i switched to ff. it doesnt mean ff doesnt have security issues but it feels more secure than ie will ever be...=P

[Barotix]

how do you get that IE update to fix the problem?
do you d/l it or something?
atm I am using FF and it fcking sucks

BLASPHEMY!!!
/move.

[Sacchin]

lol sorry Barotix >.>

Only thing I don't like about FF is that is doesn't seem to support colored scroll bars or fixed bg's. Maybe I'm just missing something or an add-on, since my html works right in IE (When I used it).

[Burningwolf]

how do you get that IE update to fix the problem?
do you d/l it or something?
atm I am using FF and it fcking sucks

BLASPHEMY!!!

dude
you have to press CTRL and T to upon a tab...
Thats just plain gay.
And all the problems I experience with IE are the same with FF except maybe this security crap.

[Kirkaldi]

FireFox> IE

[Gaigemasta]

hmm i never visit jm.com and i use FF


FF ftw
IE ftl

[Burningwolf]

IE FUC.K YEAH!!!

[Kirkaldi]

IE FUC.K YEAH!!!

bad wolf no cursing

[Tig3ress]

BBC radio told me that some haxors have haxed the IE dl page so whenever IE updates/dl anything you get keylogged.

[ranger4life]

BBC radio told me that some haxors have haxed the IE dl page so whenever IE updates/dl anything you get keylogged.

glad i uninstalled IE a looooong time ago

[Barotix]

how do you get that IE update to fix the problem?
do you d/l it or something?
atm I am using FF and it fcking sucks

BLASPHEMY!!!

dude
you have to press CTRL and T to upon a tab...
Thats just plain gay.
And all the problems I experience with IE are the same with FF except maybe this security crap.

Actually I press Right mouse button plus scroll up to open a new tab, and right mouse button plus scroll down to close a tab. Right mouse button drag right, drag left = undo close tab. Right mouse pressed drag down, left = save [...] as. FF+Mouse gestures FTW. Right mouse clicked + drag up, right, down = close browser. Right mouse clicked then left mouse click moves to left tabs. Left mouse button clicked then right mouse clicked moves to tabs on the right. mouse hovered over tabs + scroll = browse tabs.

[Tig3ress]

BBC radio told me that some haxors have haxed the IE dl page so whenever IE updates/dl anything you get keylogged.

glad i uninstalled IE a looooong time ago

same xD

[fckerr]

Whats FF

[Melez]

Lol, firefox.

[magisuns]

Lol, firefox.

what is a firefox

[Swindler]

Lol, firefox.

what is a firefox

A fox that is on fire.

[TheDarkness]

A fox that is on fire.

i win

[RuYi]

Whats FF

Lol, firefox.

what is a firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a web browser.

[magisuns]

Lol, firefox.

what is a firefox

A fox that is on fire.

rly i thought it was a dinosaur

@ ruyi, even tho i already know, thanks anyways

[Disconn3cted]

BBC radio told me that some haxors have haxed the IE dl page so whenever IE updates/dl anything you get keylogged.

glad i uninstalled IE a looooong time ago

I never use IE I use firefox but IE is still on my computer if I don't uninstall it will I get keylogged?

[heroo]

some skilled hackers

[Sacchin]

BBC radio told me that some haxors have haxed the IE dl page so whenever IE updates/dl anything you get keylogged.

glad i uninstalled IE a looooong time ago

I never use IE I use firefox but IE is still on my computer if I don't uninstall it will I get keylogged?

I think only if you use it.

[AnarChaos]

Whats FF

Full Farmed browser

[marjin_boo]

I hate IE, I hate Microsoft, everything they do is so complicated. But I have no choice, they are the most compatible with everything lol.

[Tig3ress]

BBC radio told me that some haxors have haxed the IE dl page so whenever IE updates/dl anything you get keylogged.

:shock: I never use IE I use firefox but IE is still on my computer if I don't uninstall it will I get keylogged?

I think only if you use it.

You will get keyloged if you open it and it starts to update. If in the offchance that you cannot live without IE wait a month and microsoft claim that it will be fixed.