Are you one of the approx. One billion people who use Microsoft Internet Explorer, read on. It was published by Microsoft that the browser has a security hole in all versions of Windows. This shortcoming allows malicious code execution on the victim's computer, if it only visits a website. It is called in professional circles for server-side cross-site scripting (XSS). Microsoft is aware of the problem, among other things. through a so-called proof-of-concept code that can exploit the shortcoming. However, Microsoft has not registered the utilization of the shortage yet.

Do you use Firefox or something else?

Then you can take it quite funny. The shortcoming is in MHTML, which can only run in Internet Explorer, so you use Google Crome, Firefox, Opera, or else you're out of the risk group. As mentioned, this security hole exists in all versions of Windows, which are still being updated by Microsoft, and therefore apply from Windows XP to Windows 7, as well as to Windows Server 2008. Until the problem is resolved, Microsoft recommends disabling MHTML in your Explorer. You can see how to do this.

Also see

- How to safeguard your computer for free - Norton 360 - Spyware Doctor