DENVER — A warning for Internet users: (click here) this is a serious enough
security flaw that the Department of Homeland Security is warning you to
not use Internet Explorer until a fix is found.
The problem could put your personal information at risk, and give hackers access to private things like your email accounts.
With so many computer bugs out there, Internet users rely heavily on anti-virus software and patches to keep up with each new virus. This time, that’s not good enough.
Charles Tendell is a Certified Ethical Hacker with Azorian Cyber Security in Monument. He said, “Up to this point, there’s no way to stop it.”
He says this particular bug attacks people using Microsoft Explorer’s web browser to get online. “It’s kinds of an age old, you know, statement for anyone in the computer world, don’t use Internet Exploder,” he joked.
Tendell says if you’re using a different web browser, like Safari, Google Chrome or Firefox, you’re fine. But if you’re using Internet Explorer, especially if you’re still running Windows XP, you are vulnerable....
I think of this as the Bill Gates Virus.
XP on Firefox is fine.
The problem could put your personal information at risk, and give hackers access to private things like your email accounts.
With so many computer bugs out there, Internet users rely heavily on anti-virus software and patches to keep up with each new virus. This time, that’s not good enough.
Charles Tendell is a Certified Ethical Hacker with Azorian Cyber Security in Monument. He said, “Up to this point, there’s no way to stop it.”
He says this particular bug attacks people using Microsoft Explorer’s web browser to get online. “It’s kinds of an age old, you know, statement for anyone in the computer world, don’t use Internet Exploder,” he joked.
Tendell says if you’re using a different web browser, like Safari, Google Chrome or Firefox, you’re fine. But if you’re using Internet Explorer, especially if you’re still running Windows XP, you are vulnerable....
I think of this as the Bill Gates Virus.
XP on Firefox is fine.
