Quick note, there is a major flaw in the servers that make web surfing possible. With out getting into the geek stuff, it's so dangerous that the flaw was kept quiet until the major software companies were able to craft a patch.
The security community is up in arms because this bypassed the normal protocol of peer review, but those brought into the circle have confirmed the veracity of the methodology of Dan Kaminiski, web DNS guru, on this one.
If you want more information, view the video on this page and go to his site, doxpara Research, where you can test your DNS to see if it's vulnerable.
Look for the utility in the upper right corner of the page. Most importantly, be sure you keep your computer up to date with security patches. Make sure Microsoft Updates is set to check and download new updates and make sure you install them.
Microsoft isn't perfect and rarely an update will cause an unintended problem, but it's better to deal with that than have your computer dangerously vulnerable.
If you want to verify the security of your other software, visit Secunia and run their software scanner. If you have outdated software on your computer you will be alerted and provided a link to the latest versions.
Secunia doesn't check all your software, just the majors. But that's better than nothing, right? Now get to it!!
"We are all in the same boat on a stormy sea and
we owe each other a terrible loyalty." - G. K. Chesterson
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