Microsoft is investigating a flaw in Internet Explorer 6, according to a posting on the software maker's Security Response Center blog. The ADODB.Connection ActiveX control in Internet Explorer 6.x may contain a vulnerability that can cause memory corruption, and therefore crash the browser.
It is possible this new threat, considered by Microsoft to be a low risk, could be used by criminal hackers for so-called "drive-by" downloads. This vulnerability has been assigned a National Vulnerability Database number of CVE-2006-5559. For instructions on disabling ActiveX, see this US-CERT document.
Never use IE6, use IE7. IE7 is not a security risk IMHO. Leave the default settings, make sure you have a firewall, anti-spyware and anti-virus all up-to-date and have fun surfing the Internet.
Or get something better (the market-leading web browser)
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7: <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx?mg_id=10013" target="_newWindow">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx?mg_id=10013</a>.
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security risk. Set it on High Security and leave it alone.
navigate the file system?