Microsoft is slowly getting a handle on those Windows XP Service Pack 3 problems, and a fix should be available soon. A patch is already out that should repair lost Internet or wireless connections. If you haven’t installed SP3 yet, give it a while longer. Just make sure your Windows XP is otherwise up to date.

Meanwhile, a cross-site scripting (XSS) bug has been found in Internet Explorer 6. is used by sites that allow you to enter data. If not properly checked, you could be redirected to a malicious site, your computer could be hijacked or a keylogger installed on your machine, or other nasty stuff could happen to really ruin your day.

is reportedly not vulnerable to this flaw. Guess what? I think it is about time you users bit the bullet and upgraded to IE7, which works well now that most of the problems with it have been ironed out. Either that or switch to .

Now for the shocker: Security company F-secure took a poll asking what browser people were using. Fully 68% chose Firefox, while IE6 and 7 combined got only 14%. Opera got 12%. Firefox sure has come a long way in a relatively short time.

Syd Tash is a noted computer security consultant and author of How to Protect Your Computer Online. He has been keeping Internet surfers safe and secure since the last century. Find out how he does it; protect your own computer with five layers of protection right here: = > http://MyPCSecuritySite.com

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