A new security warning issued by Microsoft this week affects a large number of Windows users. In fact, according to the Microsoft site, people who should read the warning include “Customers who use Microsoft Windows”. That’s a pretty broad field.

The security issue, rated by Microsoft as “Critical”, involves a process known as “remote code execution” with Internet Explorer.

According to the warning, “If a user is logged on with administrative privileges, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system, including installing programs; viewing, changing, or deleting data; or creating new accounts with full privileges. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer privileges on the system would be at less risk than users who operate with administrative privileges.”

Microsoft has placed an update on their site, which they recommend users install immediately. However, they also warn that the update can create known issues… [Continued…]