BBC: Internet Explorer Security Alert
BBC – Users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.
Of course that should make Microsoft Internet Explorer unique because the report adds
BBC – Other browsers, such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, are not vulnerable to the flaw Microsoft has identified.
Because people insist on using insecure products a 10,000 were compromised!
BBC – As many as 10,000 websites have been compromised since last week to take advantage of the security flaw, said antivirus software maker Trend Micro.
PC Pro magazine’s security editor, Darien Graham-Smith
BBC -”It’s a shame Microsoft have not been able to fix this more quickly, but letting people know about this flaw was the right thing to do. If you keep flaws like this quiet, people are put at risk without knowing it.
It’s worth mentioning that this report isn’t sponsored by anyone!
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December 16th, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Thanks Jad?
Here is one more link to the subject
Explanation with Workaround
This is a good time to remind people to keep their machines up to date on Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware keep User Account control on, and run IE in protected mode (This linkis to the original advisory it contains a Zip file with the workaround) but this is only temporary
December 16th, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Hmmm, I don’t know why there’s a “?” where it should be a “,”
December 17th, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Qwaider,
Don’t you think it’s smarter to pick a better browser?
December 17th, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Nope
December 17th, 2008 at 2:03 AM
Interesting, I haven’t heard anything about it before but luckily I am a firefox user.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:19 AM
Follow up to the story, Microsoft has already released a patch
You gotta admire the speed in which this has been done. 5 days from issue release to patch. Now THAT’S why people run IE. Because they feel secure that someone IS doing something about these problems and as fast as they can.
It might be good to know the the average vulnerability-discovery-to-fix for Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome?
December 19th, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Qwaider,
you call a five days a speed? Linux folks would protest for more than 12 hour.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:50 AM
Jad, let’s not have this conversation again. It takes 10 minutes to make a fix for a bug like this. It will take the rest of the time to review it, test it, stress it, package it, deliver it and ship it
A fix delivered in 12 hours is questionable at best. Sure beats bugs that have been lying around for months
And try for once in your life to be fair and give proper credit .. it ill help your credibility when you claim that you have “deep” understanding of windows
POSITIVE
Think positive man
December 19th, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Oh and would you please provide any citation for the 12 hours fix you mentioned? I would love to read more about it
December 20th, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Qwaider,
I never claimed so but I’m not a satisfied Windows user and a very satisfied Linux user..
Now I can totally understand your inability to understand the super ability to fix bugs in such margin of time but that’s normal, you’ve always been a Windows user, admin? developer? and advocate and such experience would give you hard time to understand quality software.
December 21st, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Don’t understand “Quality software”? You call that “bazzi2 and Lazzi2″ software Quality? Man your understand of quality is so low
Now, what I am is a software architect by PROFESISON and EDUCATION. I know what I’m talking about. I’m telling you the proper steps in the SDL or SDP (Software development lifecycle). And regardless of OS, these are the proper steps to follow ALWAYS.
You claimed previously that you have deep understanding of how windows work. Although you don’t have anything to demonstrate this knowledge. I don’t think you can even demonstrate your knowledge to Linux (other than being -maybe- an advanced user) So all you’re talking about is stuff you’ve heard about or read somewhere and they you got too enthusiastic about them. While what I’m telling you (and trust me on this) is based on my profession, experience and education. This is what I do for a living Jad, and I wouldn’t try to just fool you into believing this stuff
Anyway,
Use whatever that is good for you. Appreciate what others do really well to be a well balanced and well rounded computer professional. That’s my advice to you my young history major friend
December 22nd, 2008 at 3:01 AM
Qwaider,
I never claimed that, your comment is totally irrelevant and based on a story you are making it up, go consult your imaginary friend
December 22nd, 2008 at 5:27 AM
Oh yes you did
Anyway, I’ll drop it. Again, use whatever suits you man. I totally support your freedom of choice