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Browse Safely with Internet Explorer
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Posted by Donster on: 2010-01-19 15:35:10 339
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By Dennis O'Reilly @ CNET News
Unless you're brand new-to using computers, the recent news that an Internet Explorer hole was exploited in China-based attacks against Google Gmail users and dozens of high-tech companies was no surprise.
Lately, malicious software has increasingly targeted holes in media players such as Adobe's Flash Player and Reader PDF software, so the Chinese attack on IE is in some ways a throwback. Many tech pundits have responded by recommending against using Internet Explorer at all. The free and easy availability of alternative browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari, and Google's own Chrome would appear to make this sound advice.
Unfortunately, some Internet users don't have a choice in which Web browser to use. The Web sites of many organizations use custom applications that require IE. More importantly, Windows itself relies on Internet Explorer to receive updates and for other behind-the-scenes operations. Even if you never open IE, you still need to make sure the browser is fully patched and up to date.
Click Here to learn what security setting changes you should make within Internet Explorer.
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