IE needs your attention immediately

Just picked up the news that Microsoft has admitted a huge security hole in Internet Explorer. The problem appears to be how it handles displaying videos (none of us use IE to watch videos, right?) and this one allows a lurker to act on your computer with the same rights you have... which means they can install their software if they like.

Microsoft has a temporary fix here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972890#FixItForMe

A more permanent fix will likely come out in a week or so.

If you are concerned, install Firefox (that's my default browser), which you can get here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ (US English version)

For a more thorough article, you can check out Mashable's analysis of the Internet Explorer issue: http://bit.ly/Ar4Jl

If you think you're already infected with something, free solutions I'd recommend include Malwarebytes, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Avira... but I've talked about them in earlier posts.

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Happy July 7th to you! - Jon