New Security Bug Discovered In IE6

WingaWinga MrSouth Africa Icrontian
edited September 2006 in Science & Tech
A new zero-day attack affecting IE 6 browsers has been discovered. VeriSign's iDefense have confirmed that numerous dodgy porn websites are already exploiting this flaw.

By merely clicking a link, malicious software can be loaded, unbeknown to the user, onto a vulnerable Windows PC. French Security Incident Response Team and Secunia have given the problem their most serious rating. Evidence has been uncovered that nasty porno sites are using this flaw to install vast amounts of adware on to people’s machines. A Windows component called "vgx.dll" is responsible for the flaw.
Microsoft plans to fix the flaw as part of its monthly patching cycle on 10 October, but this will mean that the problem will persist for even diligent users until that time. The fix will not come anywhere near soon enough, according to Websense, who expect that the number of attacks utilising this flaw will explode.
Source: TechSpot

Comments

  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    WOW... god forbid that MS would release a patch off schedule.... :rolleyes2
  • WingaWinga Mr South Africa Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    QCH2002 wrote:
    WOW... god forbid that MS would release a patch off schedule.... :rolleyes2

    Yea M$ don't mind if tens of thousands of PC's get infected while we have to wait for a patch, but heaven forbid if a few people steal from them and their customers by taking advantage of the cracked DRM. Nooo then they able to release a fix in less than 3 days.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    "diligent users" == DON'T USE YOUR COMPUTER FOR CRAPPY PORNO SITES ;D
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited September 2006
    This isn't news theres like 2 security vulnerabilities discovered per month in ie.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    primesuspect wrote:
    "diligent users" == DON'T USE YOUR COMPUTER FOR CRAPPY PORNO SITES ;D


    so uh, what about the good porno sites? Are those cool. I mean, my...uh...friend wants to know.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    Oh by all means, tell your friend to continue visiting high quality porn sites.. Just stay away from the seedy underbelly of the internet red light district ;D
  • jhenryjhenry California's Wine Country
    edited September 2006
    Here is a quality control hint:

    If the website looks great, you're okay.

    If it looks like a website from hell, stay away. It probably is.

    Typical Micro$h!t though... I love Linux and OSX
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited September 2006
    primesuspect wrote:
    Oh by all means, tell your friend to continue visiting high quality porn sites.. Just stay away from the seedy underbelly of the internet red light district ;D

    My...friend...is relieved to hear that.
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