G’day Agmates – an urgent message – if you use Microsoft Internet Explorer (any version) there is a very serious threat on the loose. If your computer is set to Automatic updates it should already be installed.
MORE than 500 million internet users around the world are at risk from a major flaw discovered in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer software that can give criminals access to personal details, including banking passwords and log-ins.
About 2 million people, most of them outside Australia, are believed to have fallen victim to the flaw after visiting apparently safe websites, and the problem threatens to sweep the worldwide web, Britain’s Daily Mail reported yesterday.
The newspaper said that hackers in China were at the centre of the cyber attack, the most serious in the history of Microsoft’s operating system.
Here is the link to the security upgrade that will protect your computer that was released by microsoft at 5am today.
If you do not have your computer set to automatic update – I’d run rather than walk to upload this security fix.
Yes its that urgent. Just click on the link and follow the instructions, you’ll be able to see if your on auto update.
This is one reson why I don’t use Internet Explorer as my preferred browser.
I use – Mozilla Firefox. Its also in my opinion a whole better browsing experience. You can download it for free here.
Have also just started using Google’s first foray into Web Browser – Google Chrome. I quiet like it. You can download it for free here.
Remember, Run don’t walk to install the Internet Explorer security fix.
