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German government warns about using Internet Explorer
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article published on 16 January, 2010
The German government has warned Internet users about the security vulnerabilities of the Internet Explorer browser and recommended that everyone find an alternative, such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari and others.
The warning came from the German Federal Office for Information Security.
Microsoft has said that most exploits can be shut out by placing the security zone of the browser on ... [ read the full article ]
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manrod
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16. January 2010 @ 17:41 |
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People still use IE? Wow, guess they've never heard of FireFox.
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16. January 2010 @ 17:52 |
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Everyone should get on chrome so its hacked the most :P
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biglo30
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16. January 2010 @ 19:17 |
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I think that Microsoft needs to hungry up with internet explorer 9.
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16. January 2010 @ 19:28 |
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Originally posted by biglo30:
I think that Microsoft needs to hungry up with internet explorer 9.
wont help everyone useing IE6....
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Run4two
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16. January 2010 @ 21:19 |
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Awe, come on Zippy, be an optimist for once. Microsoft is bound to do something good soon, just so that they can continue in their rape and pillage
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chris4160
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17. January 2010 @ 02:05 |
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Originally posted by Run4two:
Awe, come on Zippy, be an optimist for once. Microsoft is bound to do something good soon, just so that they can continue in their rape and pillage
A broken clock is right twice a day :)
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17. January 2010 @ 14:45 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by Run4two:
Awe, come on Zippy, be an optimist for once. Microsoft is bound to do something good soon, just so that they can continue in their rape and pillage
A broken clock is right twice a day :)
HEY!!!.....whos a clock!!!..... oh right :P
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SomeBozo
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17. January 2010 @ 15:37 |
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I'm curious when Microsoft is really going to take steps to secure their operating systems. Seems to me there is nothing new about these types of security wholes mainly from one or both of these.
1.) Baking IE within windows, like why not remove it from the OS and make it completely seperate.
2.) Get rid of ActiveX within IE, unless there is an option saying: "Yes please let any hacker on the web the permissions on my computer to inject crap on a web page to infect me".
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18. January 2010 @ 00:10 |
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Originally posted by SomeBozo:
I'm curious when Microsoft is really going to take steps to secure their operating systems. Seems to me there is nothing new about these types of security wholes mainly from one or both of these.
1.) Baking IE within windows, like why not remove it from the OS and make it completely seperate.
2.) Get rid of ActiveX within IE, unless there is an option saying: "Yes please let any hacker on the web the permissions on my computer to inject crap on a web page to infect me".
Internet Exploder is no longer integrated with Windows 7 (and probably Vista). It comes pre-installed with the OS but it is removable inside the OS and doing so doesn't harm the OS.
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SomeBozo
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18. January 2010 @ 13:20 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by SomeBozo:
I'm curious when Microsoft is really going to take steps to secure their operating systems. Seems to me there is nothing new about these types of security wholes mainly from one or both of these.
1.) Baking IE within windows, like why not remove it from the OS and make it completely seperate.
2.) Get rid of ActiveX within IE, unless there is an option saying: "Yes please let any hacker on the web the permissions on my computer to inject crap on a web page to infect me".
Internet Exploder is no longer integrated with Windows 7 (and probably Vista). It comes pre-installed with the OS but it is removable inside the OS and doing so doesn't harm the OS.
Okay possibly you fixed issue #1 but not #2 which is still far worse. And the really bad point even if you run in "High" security or lock down, even Microsoft acknowledged you are still vulnerable, they only said most users are not susceptible to the attack as it was a directed attack for a given purpose against Google and others. Hmmm , if you're not Google, are we all in the "Other"? So Microsoft is trying to use double speak to say people are not at risk only because we are not in the scope these hackers targeted? I have never heard of all hackers only targeting one type of user, there scripts are automated and just run ip scans....
Bottom line everyone is at risk from this, not just the few Microsoft would have you believe, or should i say deceive?
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20. January 2010 @ 04:47 |
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I left Internet Explorer along time ago
soo i am not concerned about this.
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