It’s never a good thing to hear that the internet browser that has close to a 70% market share hold has become vulnerable. Internet Explorer has just been discovered to have a huge vulnerability in its code, according to a BBC report.

The problem with the IE browser is of the worse kind as well. It allows cons to take control of someone’s computer and retrieve passwords and usernames.

Alot of internet experts are advising IE users to switch browsers while Microsoft finds a fix for the problem.

Rick Ferguson of Trend Micro issued this statement to IE users, “If users can find an alternative browser, then that’s good mitigation against the threat.”

Microsoft has advised against this, of course, stating they are working as fast as possible to find a patch for the browser.

So far the exploit has only been used to hack usernames and passwords for video games. It’s only a matter of time before it shifts from gaming, into more important regions of the internet.

I don’t claim to be an expert, but it seems to me that if there’s a chance of financial information being stolen then switching browsers for a short amount of time isn’t bad advice.

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