From an article posted on BBC News site "The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security.
The warning from the Federal Office for Information Security comes after Microsoft admitted IE was the weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems."
Microsoft has downplayed the risk saying that the attacks were not directed at the general public and that the holes could be filled by using the browsers' increased security setting.
Graham Cluley of anti-virus firm Sophos, told the BBC that the warning applies to IE 6, 7 and 8.
"This is a vulnerability that was announced in the last couple of days. Microsoft have no patch yet and the implication is that this is the same one that exploited on the attacks on Google earlier this week," he said.
Computer expert Alan Stevens says "It's like having a window left open in your house"
"The way to exploit this flaw has now appeared on the internet, so it is quite possible that everyone is now going to have a go."
The warning from the Federal Office for Information Security comes after Microsoft admitted IE was the weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems."
Microsoft has downplayed the risk saying that the attacks were not directed at the general public and that the holes could be filled by using the browsers' increased security setting.
Graham Cluley of anti-virus firm Sophos, told the BBC that the warning applies to IE 6, 7 and 8.
"This is a vulnerability that was announced in the last couple of days. Microsoft have no patch yet and the implication is that this is the same one that exploited on the attacks on Google earlier this week," he said.
Computer expert Alan Stevens says "It's like having a window left open in your house"
"The way to exploit this flaw has now appeared on the internet, so it is quite possible that everyone is now going to have a go."
