I’m reading slashdot while waiting for SourceOffSite to refresh my project tree (for 5 minutes now) and saw this article about major sites being used to spread malware (viruses, adware, etc.). The flaws these attacks use in IE are unpatched as of now so Windows and IE users have little protection aside from tweaking many, many knobs in their IE settings. I did think the conclusion of the article was remarkable:

Meanwhile, the average Internet surfer is left with few options. Windows users could download an alternate browser, such as Mozilla or Opera, and Mac users are not in danger.

NetSec’s Houlahan advocated drastic action.

“I told my wife, unless it is absolutely necessary and unless you are going to a site like our banking site, stay off the Internet right now,” he said.

Stay off the Internet? I mean, there are no other browsers in the world aside from IE so you have to stay off the net??? are you kidding me? Get a f’ing Mac or download Firefox or Mozilla for christ’s sake. What a moron… and he works for a security firm??