Yet Another Reason to Get A Better Browser

Web browser flaw prompts warning : A large number of web sites, some of them quite popular, were compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious code. The attacker uploaded a small file with javascript to infected web sites, and altered the web server configuration to append the script to all files served by the web server, including image files and html files. If a person visited an infected site, the javascript delivered by the site’s files would instruct the user’s MSIE browser to download one of several executables, including keystroke loggers, proxy servers and other back doors providing full access to the now-infected machine, from a Russian web site and installing the files on a user’s machine. The javascript uses a so far unpatched vulnerability in MSIE to download and execute the code. No warning will be displayed. The user does not have to click on any links, just visiting an infected site will trigger the exploit. Given that this attack is likely going to be repeated using different javascript code in the future, it is recommended that you install or update anti-virus software, if possible turn off javascript in your browser (not a good idea for most users, especially MT bloggers), or use a browser other then MSIE until the current vulnerabilities in MSIE are patched. [Source: Internet Storm Center]

How many times do I have to say it?

Do not use Internet Explorer!
Do not use Internet Explorer!!
Do not use Internet Explorer!!!