The German government has warned Internet users to use an alternative browser instead of Internet Explorer because of security reasons. This warning applies to versions 6, 7 and even to the latest version 8. The warning which was issued from the Federal Office for Information Security follows a press release where Microsoft admitted that its browser was the weak link in recent attacks on Google. However, Microsoft dismissed the warning, saying that the risk was relatively low and that IE’s security settings could prevent any serious risks. Nonetheless Microsoft are taking this issue very seriously and as a matter of fact they are already working on a fix, which the software giant promised to release as soon as it is ready (and not wait for the usual Patch Tuesday).

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