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Until Microsoft proves it can fix IE's security bugs, you're better off using one of a few good alternatives as much as possible In late June, network security experts saw one of their worst fears realized. Attackers exploited a pair of known but unpatched flaws in Microsoft's Web server software and Internet Explorer browser to compromise seemingly safe Web sites. People who browsed there on Windows computers got infected with malicious code without downloading anything. I've been growing increasingly concerned about IE's endless security problems, and this episode has convinced me that the program is simply too dangerous for routine use.
I've read somewhere, lost the link - but some Chinese programmer showed like some 50 ways of hacking IE; in some of the examples just by visiting the site - he can INSTALL any software on your machine. The guy is benevolent so all you get is like a "Hello World" message box. But still pretty scary. Some of the hacks would work even if your security settings were at a maximum. Some hacks are still unpatched.
To be fair he showed also some Mozilla hacks - maybe it's blind faith, but I bet they have been patched since.
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