A bug in Internet Explorer?

Hello

Can someone tell me what is it?

I saw and heard this announcement on CNN today:

"A new bug in Internet Explorer allows hackers to commandeer your computer."

Then, he gives a link to access the site for more information. That's what I get from this link:

That's how it works: hackers set up a Web site that installs malware when you visit. If you are fooled by visiting the Web site using the Internet Explorer program, malware infiltrates your computer and gives total control by a stranger. You can even notice.

"I would say that someone taking control of your computer is just the beginning of the worst case scenario," said Adrian Sanabria, an expert with security 451research.com . "Because then they steal your information, access your email, etc"

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That's where the real danger lies. Anyone in control of your computer can spy on everything you do. If it's a PC at work, hackers can reach what to what an employee has access.

It's worse for those who use Windows XP, because Microsoft does not support this operating system with security patches. For them, Microsoft said: upgrading to Windows 7 or 8.1 GB.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommends that people abandon Internet Explorer until there is a patch - or install Special software in the meantime instead.

But this bug is more pervasive than it looks. Many machines use Windows - Bank ATMs, point of sale, seats restaurant tools - and Internet Explorer is their default browser. If hackers manage to send them to a bad Web site, that the machine is now under their control. It won't be easy, but it is possible.

"You do not as a Windows PC running the software," said Paco Hope, consultant at the software security firm Cigital . He advises companies to speak to salespeople to determine the vulnerability they are.

Because that this attack is based on few of the additional features of Internet Explorer, there is a relatively easy fix: just disable them. FireEye advise to disable the Adobe ()ADBE() Flash plugin. While Microsoft is working on fixing the bug, its engineers suggest your browser runs in Mode 'Enhanced Protect.' But experts say computer that will probably ruin your experience online.

To disable the Flash plugin in Internet Explorer, click "Tools" and then "Manage Add-ons."

That is why the simplest solution is to simply abandon Internet Explorer and use another browser, said Marius Buterchi with the antivirus software manufacturer BitDefender . This attack does not affect other Web browsers such as Google ()GOOG, Fortune 500) Chrome, Mozilla FireFox or Apple (),AAPL, Fortune 500) , Safari.

This type of attack is particularly bad, because it affects all versions of the Web of IE6 by IE11 browser. It's more than half of browsers currently in use right now, according to the Web Analytics site NetMarketShare.

This is not the first time hackers use modules like Flash to attack computers. But this hack, first publicly disclosed by FireEye in a blog post Saturday, has been described as a 'zero-day '. This means that the attack is a unique technique, never seen before - a particularly dangerous vulnerability, because it has not yet been patched.

First published: 28 avril 2014: 11: 27 HE

I have

Windows 8 with IE 10, with Webroot AV

Windows XP with IE 8, with Avast AV (do not use a lot. Especially for the photos and card games).

Thank you

Hey Rosey,

Microsoft is aware of this problem. For more information, consult the following notice published by Microsoft.

https://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2963983

Hope that the information provided is useful.

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