The Australian government warned Internet users to stop IE for the time being
Microsoft released a security bulletin last week, pointing out that IE there is a serious security vulnerability in a specific attack, IE will be released in the visit object allow remote code execution. In addition to Windows 2000 SP4 on the IE 5.01 SP4, the other Windows platform, all versions of IE are likely to suffer the effects of remote code execution vulnerability, especially its impact IE6 is very conspicuous.
Actively developed in Microsoft-related patches, to make use IE attack code for this vulnerability was made public. Faced with this situation, the world’s many countries and regions are beginning to take countermeasures. Last week, the German Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) recommended that computer users to immediately stop using the IE browser, switch to other browsers. After Germany, the French government has also said that Microsoft did not release patches before, the user is best not to use throw IE.
Today, the Australian Government is also aware of the seriousness of the problem. According to ABC News reported that the Australian Government has warned that Microsoft’s IE users to take emergency measures to provide or replace the browser, otherwise their passwords and personal information will face the risk of being stolen. The Australian Government also said that computer users the best security software upgrades on a regular basis, and frequently changed passwords, to the maximum extent to ensure their own safety.