Internet Explorer Security flaw
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:15 pm
Just in case anyone missed this...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7784908.stm
Was listening to 5live this afternoon and they interviewed a Microsoft guy...
Presenter "When will it be fixed?"
IE Guy "Not sure - we've got people working 24 hours to get it fixed."
Presenter "Will it be hours? Days?
IE guy "We advise IE users to set security settings to high, make sure Anti-virus and Anti-malware is up to date, update with Windows update, don't go to suspicious sites."
Presenter "Some security people are recommending not to use Internet Explorer for the foreseeable future - what do you say to that?
IE Guy "I've had a report in the last 2 days that another (Firefox?) browser has the biggest security hole ever found."
Presenter " thank you"
There was a bit more but I was trying to avoid pheasants at the same time (There's a lot of country lanes where I drive and they all seem to have death wishes. They're just about the stupidest birds I've ever come across!) so I wasn't exactly concentrating on the radio! But still, not exactly the best interviewee I've heard!
I also heard earlier on that this flaw has been available since IE5!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7784908.stm
Was listening to 5live this afternoon and they interviewed a Microsoft guy...
Presenter "When will it be fixed?"
IE Guy "Not sure - we've got people working 24 hours to get it fixed."
Presenter "Will it be hours? Days?
IE guy "We advise IE users to set security settings to high, make sure Anti-virus and Anti-malware is up to date, update with Windows update, don't go to suspicious sites."
Presenter "Some security people are recommending not to use Internet Explorer for the foreseeable future - what do you say to that?
IE Guy "I've had a report in the last 2 days that another (Firefox?) browser has the biggest security hole ever found."
Presenter " thank you"
There was a bit more but I was trying to avoid pheasants at the same time (There's a lot of country lanes where I drive and they all seem to have death wishes. They're just about the stupidest birds I've ever come across!) so I wasn't exactly concentrating on the radio! But still, not exactly the best interviewee I've heard!
I also heard earlier on that this flaw has been available since IE5!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
The good old days when you used to alter your bios just to run a game in 486 mode .................lol Just 1 more K and i can run championship manager 1993