Users of Internet Explorer are being urged to switch to a different browser in a bid to escape a serious zero day flaw.

Internet Explorer 5, 6 and 7 are all shown to contain the flaw that could potentially allow somebody access to your computer. Admittedly, if you stick to well known websites you should be relatively safe, although Trend Micro Anti-Virus estimate 10,000 websites have already been compromised – with many more to follow after the flaw has been made public.

So maybe now is the push you need if you’re still using Internet Explorer, to perhaps switch to a more secure alternative? Firefox, Chrome or Opera (or even Flock) are alternatives that are actually faster and more web standards compliant than Internet Explorer also, so it’s a win-win situation. If however you don’t have a choice and you’re stuck with Internet Explorer, make sure that the browser is put into it’s high security mode (Tools menu, Internet Options, Security Tab, Internet – set the slider to “High”) and also make sure you only stick to websites you know and trust.

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