Friday, January 22, 2010

How to protect your computer when you use Internet Explorer


After the discovery of a vulnerability browser "Internet Explorer" recently used by pirates in the implementation of the recent attack on the e-mail to a search engine "Google" famous "Gmail", submitted not later than specialized ways activated minutes to avoid exposure to similar threats.

The website "BBC World," a specialist in the field of technology that the vulnerability can not be filled full in any way but can be alleviated through activation of different protection conditions and enjoyed by the browser on the operating systems "Windows Vista" and "Windows 7".

He said that changing the site feature "Data Execution Prevention", which oversees the work programs and basic services, from the list of settings to include all programs and services that would impose a good protection on the browser.

Can be activated by entering a list of "tools" and then to "Internet Options" and click on the tab "Advanced" and then select the "Security" and then choose to place "to activate memory protection to mitigate online attacks."

And users also convert the security zone in your browser to a "high" on my browser "Internet Explorer 7" Internet Explorer 8 "Access to the" Tools "menu and then choose" Internet Options "and then press the tab" Security ", and activate the desired .
The browser "Internet Explorer 6 and 7 and 8," running on operating systems "Windows 2000" and "Windows XP" and "Windows Server 2003" and "Windows Vista" and Windows Server 2008 "and" Windows 7 "are all at risk of attack, to be released "Microsoft" Her browser security updates to address the situation.
Warnings of "Internet Explorer"
Most recently, the German government warnings to Internet users from accessing the "Internet Explorer" following the discovery of the vulnerability. The website of the British Broadcasting Corporation "BBC" The warning came after it approved the "Microsoft" that the browser was behind the attacks.

For its part, rejected the company's warning, saying that the degree of reduced risk for users and that the security settings in excess Mtcefhatha may prevent any real danger.
A spokesman for the "Microsoft" in Germany, said his company was aware of the warning, and it does not agree with him, adding that the attack was launched with strong motivations and agenda of a specific work of Users and the ordinary will not face this attack.
The company said the possibility of bridging the gap through the conversion of the security settings for a "high", although caused in determining the capabilities of the browser and the withholding of a number of sites.

On the other hand, she's "McAfee" a specialist in anti-virus programs that are likely to be the exploitation of the gap in the different versions of the "Internet Explorer".

The website "BBC World," a specialist in the field of technology that the pirates could use the attack code, which has become known to all to download malware to the victims, by inducing them to enter on the pages of sites containing those programs.

And electronic security experts suggested that it might be difficult to exploit the vulnerability on the two operating systems "Windows Vista" and "Windows 7", thanks to technology offers protection to both.

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