Major Internet Explorer vulnerability announced

The Department of Homeland Security recommends using an alternative browser (such as Chrome or Firefox) until a patch is released to combat the recently announced Internet Explorer vulnerability – CVE-2014-1776. The exploit requires that Adobe Flash is installed, so systems without Adobe installed should be safe. The risk of an attack enables remote code execution such as the installation of malware just by visiting malicious websites. The vulnerability gives the exploit the same level of permissions as the currently logged in user. That means if your users are administrators on their machines, the sky is the limit for the impact.

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