OT: Government Issues Security Warning On Microsoft's Browser
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OT: Government Issues Security Warning On Microsoft's Browser
US-CERT, the nation's Computer Emergency Response Team, has warned people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to disable ActiveX.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=24030
A few more warnings are posted here: http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#
BTW, CERT has been issuing announcements about ActiveX and scripting for years. I guess no one paid attention?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=24030
A few more warnings are posted here: http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#
BTW, CERT has been issuing announcements about ActiveX and scripting for years. I guess no one paid attention?
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RE: OT: Government Issues Security Warning On Microsoft's Browser
ORIGINAL: Mayfair
I don't know JACK about computers, so everytime I was prompted to install Active X I declined only because I was scared. Now I'm glad that I did.
I don't know JACK about computers, so everytime I was prompted to install Active X I declined only because I was scared. Now I'm glad that I did.
By default the later versions of IE will always warn you before running any active x crap.
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RE: OT: Government Issues Security Warning On Microsoft's Browser
The bad guys target Internet Explorer
because a little more than 70% of computer users
still surf with it.
If you have to use IE
this free program
makes it much more resistant to bad guys
permanently changing your computer settings:
http://sandboxie.com/
Sandboxie is also useful if you are testing programs
that might be poorly written.
because a little more than 70% of computer users
still surf with it.
If you have to use IE
this free program
makes it much more resistant to bad guys
permanently changing your computer settings:
http://sandboxie.com/
Sandboxie is also useful if you are testing programs
that might be poorly written.
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RE: OT: Government Issues Security Warning On Microsoft's Browser
ORIGINAL: DBLR
US-CERT, the nation's Computer Emergency Response Team, has warned people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to disable ActiveX.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=24030
A few more warnings are posted here: http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#
BTW, CERT has been issuing announcements about ActiveX and scripting for years. I guess no one paid attention?
US-CERT, the nation's Computer Emergency Response Team, has warned people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to disable ActiveX.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=24030
A few more warnings are posted here: http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#
BTW, CERT has been issuing announcements about ActiveX and scripting for years. I guess no one paid attention?
By default, the Active X controls that are being asked to be disabled are from websites like Facebook, Myspace, etc....
You have to download/accept those.