- Recommended to switch browsers - Aftenposten

Microsoft Norway confirmed to Aftenposten that they have discovered a serious security hole in its Internet Explorer browser.

– There are serious with this security hole is that we do not have any update to it yet, says responsible for security Ole Tom Seierstad in Microsoft Norway.

night was made and posted a temporary fix that he recommends all web users to use immediately.

Fiksen here.

Seierstad explains that this is a so-called limited security holes, ie that they have detected a targeted attack, and that there is broad.

– Change browser

safety expert Hans Marius Tessem in NorSIS, Norwegian Centre for Information Security, told NRK.no that they recommend everyone who uses Internet Explorer to switch to another browser.

He stressed, however, that it is important that other browsers you use is up to date.

security hole called 0-day vulnerability for Internet Explorer, a weakness which, according NorSIS seems to apply to all versions, type NRK.no, and may even cause other takes over your computer.

You can read more about the vulnerability: Microsoft’s site

Download a fix

Arne Uppheim the antivirus company Norman told Aftenposten that the most important thing a user can do now is download a fix.

This will close the hole so that others can take over your computer.

– We have not yet seen this particular vulnerability is exploited. But there is a serious vulnerability, says Uppheim.

hole can be exploited to place malware on your PC.

– We think it is dramatically changing your browser each time there is a security hole. For it does occasionally all browsers. Who has the fewest holes is impossible to say, say Uppheim adding:

– I strongly advise to download the fix one as a list and update antivirus programs, says the man who works in the antivirus company.

working hard

Uppheim get support from Microsoft, which naturally enough do not want people to switch browsers.

In addition to downloading the temporary fix, they are working on to solve the problem.

– Microsoft working to bring out an update to Internet Explorer and prompts users to download this when it’s ready. Have you turned on the automatic update will happen when it is ready, says Seierstad.

He also recommends that all updating antivirus programs.

– We work closely with our partners on antivirus, so they can get blocked those sites that attempt to trick users continue Seierstad.

Fishing

The most common procedure for the criminals are in fact tricking people to get in to a fake website.

often sufficient that you enter on this page, but Seierstad is not a hundred percent sure how exactly the criminals who exploit this hole, working.

– This is what we usually call fishing. Often you will get an e-mail with a link. When you enter the website, install a Trojan horse or another virus on your computer’s memory. So others can take over your computer, he explains.