If so, you should turn off Active Scripting (yes, this will break a lot of web sites) or upgrade due to an unpatched security hole, confirmed by Microsoft, with exploits in the wild on more than 200 sites. You might also want to consider keeping an eye on your credit card statements.
Update: The official patch is out today, only two weeks after it was unofficially patched by non-MS researchers. The update also includes the "Eolas patch," so people who wondered when that would be mandatory can stop wondering.
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if you’re visiting one of those 200 sites, you’re asking for trouble anyway
From TFA:
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According to a list obtained by Security Fix, hackers have infected at least 200 sites, many of which you would not normally expect to associate with such attacks (i.e., porn and pirated-software vendors). Among the victims are a regional business council in Connecticut, a couple of vacation resorts in Florida, a travel-reservation site, an online business consultancy, an insurance company, and a site featuring things to do at various cities across the country.
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Yep, asking for trouble there. The only way you’re asking for trouble is by using IE.
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>Yep, asking for trouble there. The only way you’re asking for trouble is by using IE.
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Where’s the difference between asking for trouble and using IE? <g>
Thx, for that post, I’ll see to have IE disabled on all remaining "IE masochist machines".
Finally there’s an argument that sounds frightening enuough. <sigh>
before you know you’ll have to disable the use of any browsers for that matter?
or have you not seen the bugs that have been published about FireFox?
the biggest problem is not even in the browsers, the problem is still in the users, you are running with admin, aren’t you?
I find "la la la, I can’t hear you" to be a more effective way of ignoring the obvious than "have you seen Firefox bugs." Try it; you may be pleasantly surprised at how well it works!
I *have* seen the Firefox bug list. I’ve also seen those few IE bugs which Microsoft and other choose to disclose. It’s flat-out disingenuous to compare them. It’s even less credible than your first assertion that it must be the user’s fault for visiting those sites.
actually I use FireFox, Opera, IE 6/IE latest beta version according to the needs (always use the right tool for the job), in features and usability Internet Explorer 7 (by far) wins, on security I keep my self secure with any of the browsers
my point is that people just try to get attention by publishing posts like this and that’s just lame
I’m sure you’ll like this one
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/377
Yep, that’s right. Calling attention to a verified, serious, and unpatched security hole in a piece of software found on nearly every Windows installation with real-world exploits in the wild and real victims confirmed by a reputable newspaper is just a cry for personal attention.
In the future please consider *reading* the linked articles before responding. Especially before expressing theories on the motivations of the post.
Why is it taking so long to close IE 7,it blinks and I have had to wait as long as a minute for it to close
Why is it taking so long to close IE 7,it blinks and I have had to wait as long as a minute for it to close
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