Microsoft tells the world of another security hole. Today I have been reading that if you use Internet Explorer and run Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. That visiting a hacked website could give a hacker control of your computer.
This is yet another of the vulnerabilities windows has to deal with. It seems to never end.
While I do not want to be like Chicken Little and say the sky is falling. I do want to get the word out that if you are running windows you will need to be sure to patch your operating system.
This will be a good time as well to discuss the need for all computer users to make sure they are running security software on their computers. Security software should include an antivirus, firewall and some kind of malware / spybot scanning tool.
This is also a good time to point out that you should not click on links that you get in a spam email. This is important to remember as the common link with this new vulnerability is the links in spam that people are clicking. This click is most likely going to take you to the infected sites that are giving a hacker control of your computer.
Windows users please see Microsoft for the patches needed to protect your computer.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31766751/ns/technology_and_science-security/
