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IE Exploit At Large, Microsoft Urges Scan
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| November 30, 2005
| Greg Keizer
Posted on 11/30/2005 11:42:46 AM PST by Eagle9
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:42:47 AM PST
by
Eagle9
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:44:33 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Eagle9
Solution? Stay away from that defeatured virus transportation system called Internet Exploder.
Get real. Get Firefox.
Version 1.5 released today.
Internet Exploder is what Firefox would be if Firefox were steam powered.
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:45:51 AM PST
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:46:03 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Eagle9
Ain't now way I'm installin' anything "Beta" from Ms.
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:47:12 AM PST
by
Little Ray
(I'm a reactionary, hirsute, gun-owning, knuckle dragging, Christian Neanderthal and proud of it!)
To: Little Ray
So you're not running Windows? ;-)
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:49:24 AM PST
by
Salo
(He hath touched me with his noodly appendage. Ramen.)
To: Hank Rearden
Solution? Stay away from that defeatured virus transportation system called Internet Exploder. Windows.
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:49:38 AM PST
by
mwyounce
To: Hank Rearden
Not sure if this is up your alley, But...
It looks like Firefox is free?
Does it install easily, or do I have to go through a lot to get IE not to run? Or - are the instructions available with the download to put IE in the background or get rid of it.
Also, do all/most websites run on Firefox, or do you need to have IE still available for some (like banking, etc.)
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:54:48 AM PST
by
geopyg
(Ever Vigilant, Never Fearful)
To: geopyg
Yes it is free
Yes it installs easy.
No you cannot get rid of IE.
But you can make Firefox your default browser and not use IE for almost everything.
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posted on
11/30/2005 11:59:05 AM PST
by
Xenophobic Alien
(Kerry lost. Please take that stupid bumper sticker off your car!)
To: Eagle9
This is why Friends don't let Friends use IE!!!
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posted on
11/30/2005 12:12:52 PM PST
by
rzeznikj at stout
(Liberalism: The world's singular leading cause of truth decay...)
To: geopyg
- Firefox is free.
- You can't remove IE (it's part of Windows) completely, but you don't have to run it, either.
- Firefox installs easily and will copy over all your current Favorites bookmarks if you wish so you can pick right up where you left off.
- Some sites detect browsers and say you have to have IE, but there's a plug-in for Firefox that makes it mimic IE, so there will be very few times you'll ever need IE. You can even tell Firefox "load this page in IE" with one click. Sites that demand IE are becoming fewer and fewer - good riddance.
Try it, you can always go back to IE, but I bet you won't. I've never met anyone who's gone back to IE from Firefox, Netscape or Opera. It's just that sucky.
And, once you get used to Firefox, go to Tools/Extensions and explore. There are lots of cool free enhancements out there.
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posted on
11/30/2005 12:16:08 PM PST
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Hank Rearden
Thank you VERY much for the information! I'll download it later today.
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posted on
11/30/2005 12:19:49 PM PST
by
geopyg
(Ever Vigilant, Never Fearful)
To: geopyg
Thank you VERY much for the information! I'll download it later today. You're welcome. At a minimum, install the AdBlock and BugMeNot extensions - you won't believe how cool and useful they are.
Every time I see somebody using IE, I admire their ability to go through life on broken crutches.
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posted on
11/30/2005 12:28:42 PM PST
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Eagle9
Tried to use Live Safety Center Beta, but it wanted to install Active X Control. I'm under the impression that installing Active X makes the computer
more vulnerable to attack. What's the real skinny? And do I need any of this live safety center BS if I already have/use anti-virus/anit-spyware, firewall, and scan my disc every once in a while to defrag it.
Opinions?
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posted on
11/30/2005 12:40:19 PM PST
by
CedarDave
(US MSM -- "All bad news, all the time")
To: ShadowAce
uname -a
Linux laptop 2.6.13-15-default #1 Tue Sep 13 14:56:15 UTC 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux I'm so glad I've purged myself from the daily M$ Winders/IE crap.
It's downright peaceful.
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posted on
11/30/2005 1:14:22 PM PST
by
AFreeBird
(your mileage may vary)
To: CedarDave
What's the real skinny? And do I need any of this live safety center BS if I already have/use anti-virus/anit-spyware, firewall, and scan my disc every once in a while to defrag it. IMO, you are doing everything required to be reasonably safe and keeping your OS fairly stable. A hardware firewall, like those that come built into routers, and using a browser that is not integrated into the OS, e.g. Firefox, Opera, etc., is also advisable.
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posted on
11/30/2005 1:23:12 PM PST
by
Eagle9
To: CedarDave
ActiveX was supposed to be the Micro$oft answer to Java. Unlike Java, ActiveX has full access to the system. In fact, many of your system admin tools will not run if ActiveX is completely shutdown.
But yes, ActiveX is, or can be a security nightmare because it doesn't play in a sandbox. Downloading a control is not installing ActiveX because it's already installed on your system by virtue of being incorporated into Windows.
Welcome to Billy's world!
I can't comment of the Live SC BS because I stoped running versions of Windows after W2K, and the only versions I still have on HD haven't been booted in almost a year.
But if I had to hazard a guess; I'd say you're probably okay with the tools your have (NOTE: Did you know McAfee REQUIRES ActiveX for their software to work? Which is why I removed McAfee VS and went another route) and that M$ is trying to push you away from those tools because they see a new cash cow in their own homegrown sectools. Ones wonders what that ActiveX control they want you to D/L will gleen from your system and report back to Redmond.
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posted on
11/30/2005 1:31:27 PM PST
by
AFreeBird
(your mileage may vary)
To: AFreeBird
It's nice, isn't it? I don't miss all the headaches and hassle that my work network admins go through just to remain relatively safe.
My Linux laptop just keeps on sailing without worries.
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posted on
11/30/2005 1:34:05 PM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
My Linux laptop just keeps on sailing without worries.I'd say that too, but I'm getting email from 'smartd' daily basically telling me that my harddrive is going to die any day now. It's a work, laptop and was scheduled for replacement in February anyway, so they're just ordering early rather than replacing the drive. I'm hoping the drive will crap out completely the day I get my new laptop. :-)
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posted on
11/30/2005 1:53:38 PM PST
by
zeugma
(Warning: Self-referential object does not reference itself.)
To: zeugma
LOL--I was actually referring to software issues. I get your point though. I'm in the same boat--my mainboard died, so I'm trying to save the cash for a replacement.
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posted on
11/30/2005 2:01:10 PM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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