Warning over using Internet Explorer

[TTY]

On Friday, in a response to the security hole in several versions of Internet Explorer (IE), the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) recommended that Internet Explorer users should switch to an alternative browser until a patch for IE has been made available.

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/i ... 06173.html

[emeraldgirl08]

That is scary. I am glad there are several alternative browsers out there

[A31]

the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) recommended that Internet Explorer users should switch to an alternative browser until a patch for IE has been made available.

...Does this mean I'm going to have to use... FIREFOX????

Actually, I'll just use Chrome until Microsoft has released a patch for this.

[qviri]

...Does this mean I'm going to have to use... FIREFOX????

Actually, I'll just use Chrome until Microsoft has released a patch for this.

There's more than three browsers out there, you know.

[tcone]

A link found in the german thinkpad forum:
Germany advises its citizens to say 'nein' to Internet Explorer

EDIT: And another one from german heise.de:
Exploit für IE-Sicherheitslücke jetzt öffentlich
Google-translated version: Exploit for IE vulnerability is now public

[Harryc]

Fixed -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8469632.stm

[AIX]

Come on, there is no problem, I'm writing this using the Internet Explo

[A31]

I recieved a security update for IE8 today in Windows Vista, maybe this is the patch?