Microsoft has just released a patch to its latest VML (Vector Markup Language) security hole in Internet Explorer. Go to Windows Update to download the latest patch. This is a very big hole, so run not walk to your computer to update it.
To test to see if your computer is vulnerable go to: http://www.isotf.org/zert/testvml.htm
Some web developers were starting to take advatange of the VML security and use to have "root" access of your machine. So they could take over your machine or run spyware or malware. VML is an image format that is hardly used on the web. Support for VML was first added in Internet Explorer version 5.
Again I stress please update your machine and also download Fire Fox just to be safe.
Read more information on PC-Cillin Internet Security, Zonealarm Internet Security and Spyware Prevention.
By now almost everyone who uses web browser knows that Internet Explorer is full of security holes. Not to mention bad support for web standards and lack of modern features. In addition to all this it now has two more security vulnerabilities, which are both marked as high security risk. The same problems can also be found in Outlook (Express). They allow malicious hackers to remotely execute programs on victims computer. The best way to stay safe is to stop using Internet Explorer and switch to a safer and more modern browser like Mozilla Firefox or Opera.
Posted by: Aaron | October 25, 2006 4:52 AM | Permalink to Comment