IE and Firefox are mixed with easy hacker attacks

According to foreign media reports, computer security experts have warned users, while the use of IE and Firefox may cause users to be remotely attacked.

When users use IE browser, if they encounter a malicious Web site, the system will also register a "firefoxurl://" handler. This program allows the browser to interact with specific content on the Web, which can cause users to suffer from remote attacks.

Earlier this week, security researchers Thor Larholm discovered the problem. Symantec believes that the problem is mainly in IE.

And the Danish security company Secunia chief technology Officer Thomas Kristensen, the main reason is that Firefox (2.0 or more versions) caused.

"Two browsers have a bit of responsibility," said Oliver Friedrichs, head of Symantec's Security Response Center. If used separately, this is two security products. But if used at the same time, then a security problem arises. "Security issues. ”