[holymoly]

Alternatives to Microsoft Internet Explorer:

Mozilla/Firefox (Open Source/Freeware)
Opera (Shareware)
Off By One (Freeware)

[Dog Gone]

Wonderful

[frog_jerk_2004]

Firefox - The BEST!

[frog_jerk_2004]

IE - Just Say No!

[Terabitten]

That's why I use FireFox.

[ShadowAce]

Browser Ping

[wolficatZ]

I didn't realise my google home page had been hijacked to a google clone..www.about.blank.org.

Sneaky. And I have tons of protection running.. Hrmmm

[Fatalis]

FYI

[DCPatriot]

Just changed from IE to Firefox....surprised (not really) to see that the default homepage is GOOGLE.

[wouldilie]

I've been using the Avant browser and really like it. I prefer it to Firefox and Mozilla because a lot of the plugins that I use work with Avant and not Firefox or Mozilla. But I never see Avant discussed when people talk about security vulnerability. Does Avant have the same problems as IE or is it more immune??

[RichardW]

I don't believe a browser change will help here although I use Firefox. If the e-mail comes in and you click on it, you will be redirected. I got one the other day and observed the address and it definitely not was from ebay which allegedly needed to "update" my credit card information. Be aware, be very aware.

[IamConservative]

I have current IE 6, Windows Xp w/ SP-2. The Secunia test shows my IE browser as vulnerable. I also have Forefox, which I use exclusively for browsing on the same machine - Firefox is not vulnerable. I won't open the test page at all.

The only reason I keep IE is that many things exclusively open IE to display content.

[goldstategop]

If you have Pivx's Qwik Fix software installed, you're protected against this exploit - one for which Microsoft has yet to release a patch.

[PjhCPA]

Opera vote ping

[upchuck]

FWIW, I did some testing using the link available at http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_cross-site_scripting_vulnerability_test/

Results:

IE v6.0 (non SP2): unsafe
Opera v7.54: safe
Mozilla Firefox v0.8: safe
Netscape v4.74 (a golden oldie): safe

Microsoft must have no quality control whatsoever. Even with the much vaunted XP2, they STILL have serious security problems in Internet Explorer.

Cathedral my butt :) Let's hear it for the bazaar!

[Space Wrangler]

Makes one wonder how the 4.5 MB Firefox is so much more secure than the gargantuan 25 MB IE. It's not a flaw! It's a feature don't you know!! LOL!!! Death to IE!

[bkwells]

Another reason to dump IE and use Firefox!

[Tribune7]

I've pretty much given up IE.

[N3WBI3]

bwhahaha what an aweful week for Microsoft, first *wordpad* and now this... Here come the MS guys to tell us that they are just as structurally secure and anyoneone else..

[TomGuy]

Prevx Home is an intrusion prevention software, and it is free for home use.

I'm not sure about this particular security issue, but I've been running Prevx for a few weeks. It alerts to any significant changes to exe's and the registry.

Check it out---it is free and is not a trial or time-limited version.

http://www.prevx.com/prevxhome.asp

[zoobee]

How does this affect us AOL users....