Hi malware fighters,
IBM: Avoid using Internet Explorer
No longer the Operational System, but unpatched browsers and additional plugins
are the main reason many users get malware infected.
Especially PDF-files are the vector of choice to perform attacks.
Most hacker toolkits have several PDF exploits,
like is demonstrated in this video by IBM:
http://blogs.iss.net/archive/MaliciousPDF.html "Because of the ease and the interaction,
infecting a system through the browser and
active browser plugins has increased manyfold",
according to Internet Security System's John Kuhn, Security System is IBM's security branch.
He does not expect a secure browser to appear for a long time.
"But using a browser without using ActiveX
will enhance security drastically."
Kuhn is fearful that because of the financial crisis a lot of IT people will
seek to earn some additional fees through malicious websites,
polonus