I was thinking, well, it's still safe to go to FreeRepublic, they're only text. Then I realized anyone can link to any image here.
Perhaps we should disable this feature for now?
I'm a Mac user, so I can be smug. Perhaps you should join me :-).
Other than buying a Macintosh or Linux-based computer, I think I would simply turn off images in my browser when viewing FR.
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I disagree. FreeRepublic is already doing it's part to improve security by running on a Linux server. Microsoft is responsible for getting Windows fixed. Good luck to all of the Microsoft customers.
You can disable showing images on your own PC, and it would govern all pictures on all sites. Open internet explorer, move your mouse pointer to TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS. Select the ADVANCED tab. Scroll down to MULTIMEDIA and deselect SHOW PICTURES.
When the threat of this virus has passed, you can reverse the procedure and reselect SHOW PICTURES.