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Default Security flaw in Internet Explorer

On 28/04/2014 3:13 PM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 4/28/2014 3:38 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:59:00 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


The US Government announced that there is a serious security flaw in the
Internet Explorer browser and has recommended that users switch to
another browser until it is patched.

Apparently IE versions 6 through 11 are affected.

The flaw allows hackers to take over all operations of your computer
including viewing files and getting any sensitive data.

Users of Windows XP are at a high risk because when the patch is
released it will not likely extend to XP.

Personally, I haven't used IE in years. I use Firefox and Chrome.


I've gotten to where I actually like Chrome.

What does Chrome do?


Chrome is a IE replacement browser that works on multiple platforms, use
the same browser on your phone, tablet, laptop and PC. If setup with a
gmail account, add or removing links on one does them all.

If you don't like Google Chrome, then use Firefox, as I have for over 12
years. But now using Chrome more and more.

I can't think of anything good IE does better than either of Firefox or
Chrome have to offer. I consider IE obsolete other than to initially
download Chrome or Firefox.

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