Comments on: Microsoft: Hole exploit endangers all IE versions

Users of Microsoft's browser are at risk from untrusted as well as trusted sites, as attacks seek to drop password stealers and Trojan horses onto systems.

[jmoran]

Switch browsers, turn IE security setting to 'high', etc, etc...How about having a good ANTIVIRUS!!!???

[SenorFrog]

It's not that people are stupid when it comes to computers, it's just that they expect it to be same experience they have with other electronic gear: turn it on, use it, minimum maintenance. If you had to constantly update your tv to guard against frequency highjackers, you'd see the kinds of lines being drawn between products that you see here with the Windows vs OS X vs Linux crowds. Right now, fair or not, the perception is that Microsoft's operating systems, web browsers and production suites are less safe than they should be. Other than advertising (I'm a PC and the Mohave ads), what is Microsoft doing to change this perception?

[Inconnux]

I stopped using IE when a exploit completely destroyed my system. Yes it was an IE exploit and Yes I had to format my system to get rid of it. Ive been using firefox ever since and so far no problems.

[SocalSam]

Check out the vunerabilities for the past 3 months at:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search?execution=e2s1
FireFox: 33
IE 7.0: 2 (and yes one of them is the problem being discussed)
Opera: 47
Safari: 7

If you can tune up the versions for Firefox, etc. that would be helpful to get the real story out. I think that the competition is awesome, but could the name calling be tuned down a little?

[queticomn]

Thank goodness we have FireFox an Opera.

[therealgeeves]

In this case, any news is not good news. Front page bbc calling users to ditch IE. Now that's extreme....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm

[AppleSuxLeo]

Patched. Story is outdated. Get a life Cnet.

[Klint Torrez]

Linux and firefox guys calm down. Gates has some crazy affiliate program going that encourages these Indian kids to sit around and blog about haw great ms is all day, it's pointless arguing. All you're going to do is marginalize yourselves and the greater open source community. Just keep honing your kung fu so that when users take interest you'll actually be able to serve there needs.