Internet Explorer serious bug

[computergeek]

There's a bug in internet explorer from version 5 to the new beta for 8 that allows hackers to steal your passwords from sites that have that coding in it. I found it on Yahoo! http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111811
I would recommend switching to Mozilla Firefox here
Or Googe Chrome here
I have both and use Mozilla Firefox all the time, and I'm sure anyone else here that uses either will tell you that they aren't spyware

[Delta 47]

Ouch that's gonna hurt. I haven't used IE in a while and mostly use Firefox or Google Chrome but I'm sure Microsoft will do all they can to fix this. Lets hope they fix it soon.

[computergeek]

They're working on it but Microsoft doesn't seem to understand completely

Microsoft has stubbornly said it "cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw."

Quoted from Yahoo!.

[Dohnutt]

Well, I don't think they want to risk people switching to other browsers.
I know it's probably not the most honest choice but I wouldn't really blame them, as that would reduce their users a lot.

Anyways, apparently they're releasing an emergency patch sometime soon.

[MasterSaitek009]

They're working on it but Microsoft doesn't seem to understand completely

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/112848 ... to-get-it/

Acting with record speed, Microsoft has issued a patch for the just-announced security flaw that impacts all recent versions of Internet Explorer, from version 5 to the latest betas of IE 8. The next security update had not been due from the company until January 13, making this a very rare occurrence.

In retrospect it looks like they were terrified.