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இன்டநெட் எக்ஸ்புளோரரால் ஆபத்து

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இன்டநெட் எக்ஸ்புளோரரால் ஆபத்து

தற்போது பாவனையில் உள்ள Microsoft's Internet Explorer உலாவியில் பாதுகாப்பு குறைபாடு காணப்படுவதாக BBC செய்தி நிறுவனம் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது. அதனை பயன்படுத்தி கிரிமினல்கள் உங்களுடைய கணனியின் passwords திருடுவதோடு முழு கணனியின் கட்டுப்பாட்டையே தம் வசம் எடுக்க முடியலாம் எனவும் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனை தவிர்க்க நிறுவனம் மென்பொருளை வெளியிடும் வரை வேறுவகையான உலாவிகளை பயன்படுத்துவதே சிறந்தது.

வேறுவகை உலாவிகள் சில ....

Firefox > http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/

Opera > http://www.opera.com/

Chrome > http://www.google.com/chrome

Safari > http://www.apple.com/safari

Serious security flaw found in IE

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Internet Explorer is used by the vast majority of the world's computer users

Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.

The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.

Microsoft urged people to be vigilant while it investigated and prepared an emergency patch to resolve it.

Internet Explorer is used by the vast majority of the world's computer users.

It's a shame Microsoft have not been able to fix this more quickly

Darien Graham-Smith

PC Pro magazine

Q&A: Stay safe online

"Microsoft is continuing its investigation of public reports of attacks against a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer," said the firm in a security advisory alert about the flaw.

Microsoft says it has detected attacks against IE 7.0 but said the "underlying vulnerability" was present in all versions of the browser.

Other browsers, such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, are not vulnerable to the flaw Microsoft has identified.

Browser bait

"In this case, hackers found the hole before Microsoft did," said Rick Ferguson, senior security advisor at Trend Micro. "This is never a good thing."

As many as 10,000 websites have been compromised since the vulnerability was discovered, he said.

"What we've seen from the exploit so far is it stealing game passwords, but it's inevitable that it will be adapted by criminals," he said. "It's just a question of modifying the payload the trojan installs."

MICROSOFT SECURITY ADVICE

Change IE security settings to high (Look under Tools/Internet Options)

Switch to a Windows user account with limited rights to change a PC's settings

With IE7 or 8 on Vista turn on Protected Mode

Ensure your PC is updated

Keep anti-virus and anti-spyware software up to date

Said Mr Ferguson: "If users can find an alternative browser, then that's good mitigation against the threat."

But Microsoft counselled against taking such action.

"I cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw," said John Curran, head of Microsoft UK's Windows group.

He added: "We're trying to get this resolved as soon as possible.

"At present, this exploit only seems to affect 0.02% of internet sites," said Mr Curran. "In terms of vulnerability, it only seems to be affecting IE7 users at the moment, but could well encompass other versions in time."

Richard Cox, chief information officer of anti-spam body The Spamhaus Project and an expert on privacy and cyber security, echoed Trend Micro's warning.

"It won't be long before someone reverse engineers this exploit for more fraudulent purposes. Trend Mico's advice [of switching to an alternative web browser] is very sensible," he said.

This could be the moment when the minnows in the browser wars finally score a significant victory

Rory Cellan-Jones

BBC technology editor

PC Pro magazine's security editor, Darien Graham-Smith, said that there was a virtual arms race going on, with hackers always on the look out for new vulnerabilities.

"The message needs to get out that this malicious code can be planted on any web site, so simple careful browsing isn't enough."

"It's a shame Microsoft have not been able to fix this more quickly, but letting people know about this flaw was the right thing to do. If you keep flaws like this quiet, people are put at risk without knowing it."

"Every browser is susceptible to vulnerabilities from time to time. It's fine to say 'don't use Internet Explorer' for now, but other browsers may well find themselves in a similar situation," he added.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7784908.stm

Edited by Mathan

நன்றி மதன். :lol:

  • கருத்துக்கள உறுப்பினர்கள்

சரியா தமிழுக்கு மாத்த தெரியாது. அதுதான் அப்பிடியே போடுறன். தவறென்றால் மன்னிக்கவும்...!

Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.

The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.

Microsoft urged people to be vigilant while it investigated and prepared an emergency patch to resolve it.

Internet Explorer is used by the vast majority of the world's computer users.

"Microsoft is continuing its investigation of public reports of attacks against a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer," said the firm in a security advisory alert about the flaw.

Microsoft says it has detected attacks against IE 7.0 but said the "underlying vulnerability" was present in all versions of the browser.

Other browsers, such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, are not vulnerable to the flaw Microsoft has identified.

Browser bait

"In this case, hackers found the hole before Microsoft did," said Rick Ferguson, senior security advisor at Trend Micro. "This is never a good thing."

As many as 10,000 websites have been compromised since the vulnerability was discovered, he said.

"What we've seen from the exploit so far is it stealing game passwords, but it's inevitable that it will be adapted by criminals," he said. "It's just a question of modifying the payload the trojan installs."

Said Mr Ferguson: "If users can find an alternative browser, then that's good mitigation against the threat."

But Microsoft counselled against taking such action.

"I cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw," said John Curran, head of Microsoft UK's Windows group.

He added: "We're trying to get this resolved as soon as possible.

"At present, this exploit only seems to affect 0.02% of internet sites," said Mr Curran. "In terms of vulnerability, it only seems to be affecting IE7 users at the moment, but could well encompass other versions in time."

Richard Cox, chief information officer of anti-spam body The Spamhaus Project and an expert on privacy and cyber security, echoed Trend Micro's warning.

"It won't be long before someone reverse engineers this exploit for more fraudulent purposes. Trend Mico's advice [of switching to an alternative web browser] is very sensible," he said

PC Pro magazine's security editor, Darien Graham-Smith, said that there was a virtual arms race going on, with hackers always on the look out for new vulnerabilities.

"The message needs to get out that this malicious code can be planted on any web site, so simple careful browsing isn't enough."

"It's a shame Microsoft have not been able to fix this more quickly, but letting people know about this flaw was the right thing to do. If you keep flaws like this quiet, people are put at risk without knowing it."

"Every browser is susceptible to vulnerabilities from time to time. It's fine to say 'don't use Internet Explorer' for now, but other browsers may well find themselves in a similar situation," he added.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm

  • தொடங்கியவர்

இண்டர்நெட் எக்ஸ்புளோரரில் உள்ள குறைபாட்டை சரி செய்கிறது மைக்ரோஸாஃப்ட்

மைக்ரோஸாஃப்ட் நிறுவனம் தனது இணைய உலவி மென்பொருளான இண்டர்நெட் எக்ஸ்புளோரரில் உள்ள ஒரு பாதுகாப்பு ஓட்டையை நிவர்த்தி செய்ய அவசரமாய் பேட்ச் எனப்படும் தீர்வு ஒட்டு ஒன்றை வெளியிடவுள்ளதாக அறிவித்துள்ளது.

இந்த பாதுகாப்பு ஓட்டை காரணமாக அத்துமீறி நுழைந்து தகவல் திருடும் ஹேக்கர்ஸினால் பாதிக்கப்படுகிற ஆபத்தை கோடிக்கணக்கான இணைய பாவனையாளர்களுக்கு இந்த பாதுகாப்பு ஓட்டை ஏற்படுத்தியிருந்தது.

பாவனையாளர்கள் எதனையும் தரவிறக்கம் செய்யாத நிலையிலேயே அவர்களுடைய கணினியிலிருந்து கடவுச்சொற்கள் திருடுபோக இந்தக் குறைபாடு இடம்கொடுத்துள்ளதாக நிபுணர்கள் கூறுகிறார்கள்.

பாதுகாப்பு குறைபாடை நிவர்த்தி செய்யும் பேட்ச் தீர்வு ஒட்டை இன்று பின்னேரம் வெளியிடப்போவதாக மைக்ரோஸாஃப்ட் அறிவித்துள்ளது.

BBC Tamil

  • தொடங்கியவர்

இந்த குறைப்பாட்டை நிவர்த்தி செய்ய தற்காலிகமாக ஒரு மென்பொருளை (patch) மைக்கிரோசொப்ட் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. அதனை உடன் தரவிறக்கி உங்களுடைய update கணனியை செய்யுங்கள்.

windows update மூலம் இதனை செய்யலாம்.

Microsoft issues patch to fix IE

Microsoft has issued a security patch to fix a critical vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser it said has attacked over 2m Windows users.

The flaw is believed to have already infected as many as 10,000 websites ....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7788687.stm

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