Beware! Browser flaw could eventually get your PC hijacked!
December 21, 2008
A serious unfixed security hole in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is yet to be rectified and hence your computer might be vulnerable to being hijacked. According to antivirus software maker, Trend Micro Inc,
“the flow lets criminals commandeer victims’ machines merely by tricking them into visiting websites tainted with malicious programming code. As many as 10,000 websites have been compromised since last week to exploit the browser flaw.”
Paul Ferguson, a Trend Micro security expert, informed that
“the websites are mostly Chinese and have been serving up programs that steal passwords for computer games, which can be sold for money on the black market. However, the hole is such that it could be `adopted by more financially motivated criminals for more serious mayhem-` that is a big fear right now.”
Even though Microsoft has detected attacks only against version 7 of Internet Explorer, which perhaps is the most widely used edition, the company warned that other versions are also potentially vulnerable. “Zero-day” security holes are yet to be repaired by the software makers. No doubt soon corrective measures will be taken; till then keep your fingers crossed, hoping that you are not the next victim.
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