You will find out in the next couple days or so that a new vulnerability has been found in an Internet Explorer IEPEERS.DLL file that effects computers running every version of Internet Explorer except the latest Version 8.

If you visit a site that has been infected with the malicious code, your computer can be caused to crash (freeze requiring reboot but fail to restart) or a program of any nature can be downloaded and run on your computer.

Microsoft is testing patches right now and a fix will be available soon. Meanwhile, if you are running Internet Explorer 7 on any platform besides Windows 7, you are vulnerable.

Actions you could take:

1. Upgrade your Internet Explorer to Version 8x
2. Upgrade your computer to Windows 7
3. Browse very conservatively for the next couple days.

If you’re concerned about how to keep your computer up to date and whether you are computing as safely as you can be, please contact us for a free security audit of your environment.

-Paul
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Paul LaFlamme
President & CEO
Centrend, Inc.
508-347-9550 x115