JS_Harris - 12:20 am on Dec 17, 2008 (gmt 0)

The problem is worse than originally reported and the "switching to high security settings" + "workaround steps" solutions offered by Microsoft have been tested and they don't work.

Of course you should follow them but you still won't be fully protected.

All of the major news outlets are reporting new stories tonight that anyone who has any interest in the internet is advising everyone to switch away from Internet Explorer immediately. Everyone that is, except Microsoft who says they can't tell users to do that "just yet". No solution is yet on the horizon from this MAJOR security issue.

There is also very little in the way of recourse to find the culprit because the code can be embeded into ANY website according to tonights reports and it very effectively grabs passwords and anything else you type in.

The reports state "gaming passwords" are the major target so far but now that hackers everywhere are wanting a piece of this it won't be long before bank accounts, phone records and everything else is vulnerable.

This virus got onto over 10,000 every day websites without anyone noticing so CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS ASAP! That's my best advice except.. if your computer is infected the only solution is NOT to use any of them for now or they'll get copied. What a pain in the arse!