IMPORTANT: Warning to not use Internet Explorer

[RoseFI]

Warning to not use Internet Explorer until Microsoft comes up with a fix:
From http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-t...-zero-day-bug/ (http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-tells-ie-users-how-to-defend-against-zero-day-bug/)


Updated on Monday, Microsoft Security Advisory 2963983 (https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2963983#ID0EEEAC) offers new information about the new zero-day vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer (http://www.cnet.com/news/new-zero-day-vulnerability-identified-in-all-versions-of-ie/). The flaw could allow remote code execution and has already been used in "limited, targeted attacks," Microsoft revealed, though those attacks have so far affected only IE versions 9, 10, and 11...

The vulnerability is so severe that even US and UK security agencies have advised people to stop using IE (http://www.cnet.com/news/stop-using-ie-until-bug-is-fixed-says-us/) for now.


Here at SLF, we were lucky that our site was not vulnerable to Heartbleed (http://www.cnet.com/news/heartbleed-attack-used-to-skip-past-multifactor-authentication/), but we have no control over someone hacking in to your computer if you use this site via Internet Explorer.

[Spartana]

Every time I open up this site via Explorer my computer says that Norton (my computer security thingie) blocked a malicious attack. But that's been happening a long time so I always assumed it was OK. But maybe not. Thanks for the heads up.

[Yarrow]

Every time I open up this site via Explorer my computer says that Norton (my computer security thingie) blocked a malicious attack. But that's been happening a long time so I always assumed it was OK. But maybe not. Thanks for the heads up.

Same here. I switched to Google Chrome today and I haven't got the Norton warning, whereas I got it everytime here when I logged on with IE. Strange.

[peggy]

No kidding! I switched to Chrome about 6 months ago and don't regret it a bit. It is a bit awkward at first but now I'm used to it.

[ApatheticNoMore]

There's no warnings with Firefox. But I have to use IE for various things work related (from my personal computer). So I followed the instructions in the link for IE, for when I have to use it.

[gimmethesimplelife]

Rose, thanks for posting this. I have downloaded Chrome and will be using that from now on. I don't know what is up with IE but I have found it to be very buggy the past couple of years and it was just past time to migrate to Chrome anyway. Thanks again. Rob

[ApatheticNoMore]

Ok installing Chrome for the few very rare things that a Firefox with many security add-ons doesn't work with (probably because I'm too armored up) - before I'd use IE for that - and that aren't work (yep, for work I still need IE sadly). But Firefox is still the go-to browser for all else.

[CeciliaW]

I've used Chrome for about a year, but I've never been able to download Anything while using Chrome. It's really annoying. I keep getting the 'failed virus scan' warning and then I've read through all the suggested fixes. Most all of them are for IE. Well Duh. I'm not using IE.
I have tried and tried and tried to figure this out. I've had friends try things. I've searched the internet. Apparently I am not the only one who can't download anything through Chrome.

Have any of you found a fix?

Cecilia

[ApatheticNoMore]

Well you could always try Firefox. :)

[reader99]

Is Explorer safe to use yet?

[JaneV2.0]

Maybe not--my credit union has a big banner on its page announcing that it will no longer be accessible by IE after some future date.

[reader99]

There are tasks I do on Mechanical Turk that only display properly in IE. Does anyone know if it would be safe to use it at https://www.mturk.com/mturk/ ?