[Musket]

Yet another reason not to use "internet explorer".

Not so sure about that this time.

From CNET second to last paragraph.

While the latest program is installed on Windows computers using a known vulnerability, the helper file hack exploits a feature, not a flaw, and could work with most major browsers, Sachs said.

[NJ_gent]

"While the latest program is installed on Windows computers using a known vulnerability, the helper file hack exploits a feature, not a flaw, and could work with most major browsers, Sachs said."

When they have a working exploit in the wild which works against Mozilla 1.7, please let me know so I can get the update which will actually be available in a timely fashion. Remember that guy who was tracking unfixed IE vulnerabilities? He had some that had sat for like two years without a working fix.

[ninenot]

Thankfully, I don't have any cash, thus I-net money transactions are irrelevant at least at this time.

But with ZoneAlarm, Norton, and the Win firewall up (and all patches to-date installed,) GRC gives me good marks and there are no bugs on this box.

Find wood, knock hard and often...

[zeugma]

While the latest program is installed on Windows computers using a known vulnerability, the helper file hack exploits a feature, not a flaw, and could work with most major browsers, Sachs said.

So, are you saying that the real fix is to install Linux and Mozilla? I would agree that this would be a much better solution to staying with microsoft windows.