Looks like the IE exploit that was released a few days ago is a lot more serious than anyone thought. How serious you might be asking? Well, it’s serious enough to get Microsoft flooding media outlets advising users to switch to ‘an alternative browser.’ That’s pretty intense!

According to slashdot,

The flaw, which affects all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, is manifested via malware and has infected over 6000 sites thus far. Microsoft states: ‘The vulnerability exists as an invalid pointer reference in the data-binding function of Internet Explorer. When data binding is enabled (which is the default state), it is possible under certain conditions for an object to be released without updating the array length, leaving the potential to access the deleted object’s memory space. This can cause Internet Explorer to exit unexpectedly, in a state that is exploitable.’”

Damage control!