<p>If you’re still using the web browser Internet Explorer, <b>it’s definitely time to switch</b>.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The <b>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</b> is advising Americans not to use Internet Explorer (IE) until a fix is found for a <b>serious security vulnerability</b> that was recently made public, according to USA Today. The bug was announced by internet security software company FireEye Research, based in Milpitas, CA.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem," the Department of Homeland Security's United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team said in a post Monday morning.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The security flaw allows malicious hackers to circumvent security protections in the Windows operating system. A user's computer can then be infected when visiting a compromised website. The hack attack uses a corrupted Adobe Flash file in order to attack the victim's computer.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In addition to their immunity from the current IE security problem, other browsers such as <b>Chrome</b> and <b>Firefox</b> offer a higher degree of compatibility and are less resource-dependent.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><b>"People using Internet Explorer are preventing the internet from moving forward.</b> As anyone who does web programming knows, too much time is wasted creating work-arounds to make sites work as they are intended. <b>It's my personal belief that the entire produce industry should get off IE,"</b> said AndNowUKnow CEO Robert Lambert.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Despite its bad reputation among web developers, it is <b>still widely used within the produce industry</b>. Currently, about <b>40%</b> of AndNowUKnow viewers use Internet Explorer. However, its usage is in decline; at one point, <b>more than 75%</b> of AndNowUKnow viewers used IE.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">One reason for the browser's popularity is that it comes pre-installed on all Windows PCs. Microsoft's Enterprise Platform "solution" also has IE embedded in it, and some administrators do not allow employees to install their own browser applications.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In a statement, Microsoft said it was "aware of limited, targeted attacks that attempt to exploit" the vulnerability. Though the bug affects <b>all versions of Internet Explorer 6 through 10</b>, currently IE9 and IE10 are being targeted, FireEye stated. While attacks do not appear to be widespread right now, since news of the vulnerability has been made public it is definitely time to <b>switch to a different browser in order to avoid future attacks</b>.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">So, for the 40% of you who are still on IE, take a moment to <b>download and install a better browser for free</b> by clicking one of the links below:<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/" target="_new"> Click Here to Download Chrome </a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://mozilla-firefox.free-downloads.us.com/?lp=adwords&tg=us&kw=Download%20foxfire%20mozilla&mt=b&ad=43734531078&pl=&ds=s&gclid=CLHpuoS5hL4CFcRafgodZF0Ang" target="_new"> Click Here to Download Firefox </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
