If you're still using Internet Explorer

....then don't.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1891749,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

"...could allow a remote hacker to take complete control of a Windows system
if the victim simply browses to a malicious Web site."

Too scarey for words.

Outlook users are equally at risk from viewing HTML emails.

 

I've run the test code from the one of the links and it does indeed open the
Calculator.

It also seemed to crash Firefox but didn't seem to run the Calculator.

Well IE, I rarely used you before, but I'll not be using you at all now -
you naughty boy!

 

Judge came up with the following;:

**** off, I'll use what I want, when I want.

Not if Active Scripting is turned off .... which most computer savvy people
will already know about.

No it's not, it's just a loophole being exploited. A bit like us on bikes
exploiting the Specs cameras looking towards speeding traffic ... There are
ways to stop the problem.

See above.

Here's a suggestion ... Get help. You appear to have psychological
problems, acute paranoia combined with a conspiracy theorist believer and a
scaredy cat, pessimistic attitude that doesn't bode well for your heirs.

 

Cool.

Maybe they'll see some of the shit I have to put up with at work and
feel sorry for me.

<fires up IE>

 

Doesn't work on the version of IE i've got - and in fact it was blocked
right from the outset - I had to allow it to run - and it still didn't work.

I'll concede I'm running IE 7, but there you go.

It'll also take MS about two minutes to fix - wonder how many issues there
still are with Firefox.

Yes, you are.