A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, discovered in October of 2004 has been upgraded to ‘extremely critical’, since it allows an attacker to put and run programs on your computer even if you just visit a (malicious) website.
it allows an attacker to put and run programs on your computer even if you just visit a (malicious) website.
Microsoft has released patches – if you’re not set up to automatically download critical updates, here’s how to make sure you’re updated.
Of course, if you’re not running IE, you’re all set – this one can’t touch you.