Author: Stuart Cracraft
Date: 21:32:07 06/26/04
Go up one level in this thread
I appreciate this kind of warning and have set my Tools/Options/Security/Internet Zone to High (from Medium) as a result, in IE. I've noticed there are a few new inconveniences as a result but no big deal. On June 26, 2004 at 19:08:54, Chris Taylor wrote: >This is a biggy. A real biggy! > > > >Microsoft are warning against using Internet Explorer until they create a >fix/patch for the latest flaw found in it!! > >Read this from the BBC:- > > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3840101.stm > > > >and this from Microsoft:- > > > >http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/download_ject.mspx > > > >Almost unbelievable, – but I have been warning about something like this for >some time, especially in my last update where I recommended switching browser to >Mozilla Firefox. > > > >Its not known yet the full extent of what software levels are involved (XP and >2000 only though), as some sites indicate it only affects machines running a >process called IIS. Other sites indicate it to be a problem regardless of IIS, >and I hold to that view myself. > >Mozilla Firefox is very like Internet Explorer in many ways, but is safer as it >doesn’t allow the kind of problems that IE does. Heres where it can be >downloaded:- >http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ > >Its only 4.7Mb, so no excuse even if you’ve got dial-up still. > >Scary stuff. It does seem a very drastic announcement from Microsoft, which >means they must be taking this threat exteremly seriously. > >Im off now to sell my PC, and buy an abacus and a carrier pigeon. > >If you have any queries, or would like a helping hand with anything raised here, >please contact me. > >Alistair. > >Posted be Chris.........
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.