Stop using Internet Explorer!

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Y'know it says a lot about a company when they are so slow at releasing patches that 3rd party companies start doing it for them. The latest flaw surrounding the way IE handles certain graphic files has at least got Microsoft 'mulling' over the idea of releasing a patch early.

From the artical

Microsoft may offer an Internet Explorer security update before its next official Patch Tuesday.

The update is being designed to fix a serious flaw in the way the widely used Web browser handles certain graphics files. The flaw, first reported last week, is increasingly being used in attacks on IE users, security experts warned Monday.

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