Still think this is over hyped news? Think again. Even the BBC has picked up the story with commentary from a number of industry analysts.
Microsoft are preparing an emergency patch to resolve the flaw but in the meantime a move to Firefox, Opera, Chorme, WYZO and Safari is highly recommended.
Video of Firefox vs Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox at current version: 3.0.5 - is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite, managed by the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox had 20.78% of the recorded usage share of web browsers as of November 2008, making it the second-most popular browser in current use worldwide, after Internet Explorer.
Opera at current version: 9.63 - is a web browser and Internet suite developed by the Opera Software company. Features of Opera include tabbed browsing, page zooming, mouse gestures protection, strong encryption when browsing secure web sites, and the ability to easily delete private data such as , and an integrated download manager. Its security features include built-in phishing and malwarecookies and browsing history by simply clicking a button.
Google Chrome at current version:1.0.154.3 - is a free web browser developed by Google[1] and based on the WebKit layout engine and application framework. In October 2008, it had a share of about 1% of the browser market.[2] It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008.
Apple Safari at current version: 3.2.1 - is a proprietary Internet web browser developed by Apple Inc. Safari offers you a superior Web experience with outstanding performance. Even the most complex of pages load at breakneck speed. In fact, Safari loads pages more quickly than any other Mac Web browser. But that's not all. Safari uses the advanced interface technologies underlying Mac OS X to offer you an all-new view of the Web, one that's much easier to use.
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