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Post by Cobra on Sept 18, 2012 16:48:34 GMT 1
not one to scaremonger usually but this might be of interest to anyone still using internet explorer yet another new security bug www.bbc.com/news/technology-19636382dont bother waiting for a patch switch to Firefox   ( other internet browsers are available) |
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Post by lib on Sept 18, 2012 17:19:34 GMT 1
No you are not scaremongering, Cobra. This is a genuine problem affecting IE 7, 8, and 9.
There is a temp fix using emet tool that can be used from microsofts web site. Probaly next tuesday before full fix is published.
Notified about this one sometime last night via ms mailing.
Please do not think that the other browsers are invunerable to attacks because they are not. Just that IE is still the most common and has more attempts on it than others. Another reason is because a lot of business programs have been written around a specific version of IE especially one that say a car manufacturer or similar uses for all its agents to be linked to easily.
I use Safari for personal use but have all versions of IE on my other machines. Windows machines are monitored every couple of days for any smells of attack.
Windows and IE made me a good living securing customers from infections, even now i am retired still get asked for advice and an income from network security.
My Macs can also be hacked. Very rarely, one attempt in last 12 months, contrary to what mac owners claim. No system, mailings, or website is 100% secure.
ps look at this snap and see how profitable anti virus programs are.
This is one of the holiday homes of a partner in Norton AV. We were staying a few houses away.
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Post by Cobra on Sept 18, 2012 19:04:34 GMT 1
I understand that all systems have their flaws and that none are 100% perfect or safe.
but if MS IE is the most popular and hence the most targeted by the virus writers then why put yourself at more risk by using it.
surely the easiest single thing to do is to use a less popular browser that works to your liking.
and for domestic usage Firefox is probably as common as IE for this very reason.
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Post by lib on Sept 18, 2012 19:27:25 GMT 1
Good point Cobra. If you want some more background, it is all aimed at remote control of systems. I t is suspected that this latest attack was run by a group that calls itself the nitro gang, they are suspected of attacking chinese chemical companys in 2008 using Poison Ivy Trojan via email vunerabilitys. The threat really is aimed at companys, not private users. Read the following for further interest from the site of the guy who reported the IE threat. eromang.zataz.com/2012/09/16/zero-day-season-is-really-not-over-yet/ |
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