Yet another bunch of IE security holes

"New, Serious Scripting Flaws in IE 5, 6

According to security researcher Thor Larholm, insecure JavaScript features in Microsoft Internet Explorer allow any Web site to take control of your browser and/or your computer. What's more, because MSIE renders Web pages and e-mail messages for Outlook, Outlook Express, and many other applications (such as Eudora, unless this functionality is explicitly disabled), those applications are vulnerable as well...

"Until a patch is developed and users apply it, MSIE is susceptible to all manner of exploits -- both via the Web and via e-mail. While it's possible to avoid the problem by fully disabling scripting, the best course is to use an alternative browser such as Netscape, Mozilla, or Opera."


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