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malware removal Even after about one year of the release of IE7 and the availability of better browsers like Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5, many Internet user still use IE6 for their browsing. This is due to the inertia of change. People just want to carry on doing what they have been doing, even if it is less productive and prone to vulnerabilities.

Same is the case here. A latest bug in the Internet Explorer 6 has raised an alarm, which might allow malwares like keyloggers to intrude into your system and cause damage. As per a report published by McAfee, a well known malware removal vendor, an unpatched cross-site scripting bug in IE6 could be used by hackers to capture keystrokes and steal other information.

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In a related statement, Secunia, the Anti malware agency, has said…

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when handling the "location" or "location.href" property of a window object. This can be exploited by a malicious website to e.g. open a trusted site and execute arbitrary script code in a user’s browser session in context of the trusted site.
The vulnerability is confirmed in IE6 on Windows XP SP2. Other versions may also be affected.

However, it has been said that IE 7, and the Firefox 3, doesn’t contain the bug and it is safe to use them with the threat of malwares and keyloggers.

So, watch out, before using IE6. If you are still running on IE, then why not make a smart move to switch to Firefox 3.