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181060 2003-10-07 03:56:00 I may have missed an erlier post about this, so if I have sorry. Ther is a new critical update for IE . It fixes a security hole that could allow your computer to be hack just by visiting a webpage. The worst thing about this security flaw is that you will be affected REGARDLESS of what browser you are using. So even if you use Mozilla, Opera or another you can still be hacked. I suggest you you go get the fix to avoid this happening. Odin (227)
181061 2003-10-07 04:05:00 Yes, go and get another update for your insecure system.

Mac users can continue to use the computer for useful work.
Jim B (153)
181062 2003-10-07 04:52:00 > Mac users can continue to use the computer for useful work

That is both a harsh and a false statement.
agent (30)
181063 2003-10-07 09:58:00 "Mac users can continue to use the computer for useful work. "

Thought provoking. Purchasing a mac has now gone to number 2 on my priority to do list. Right after after number one - shaving my head with a cheese grater. :-)
the highlander (245)
181064 2003-10-07 10:06:00 Is there a article about this Opera is a totally different browser and has far fewer bugs and hole in it besides I have a image of my C: drive as well so can restore if anything does penetrate my defences I am using 98SE as well so not so easy to break into my O/S as with XP kiwibeat (304)
181065 2003-10-07 10:12:00 I think with the number of patches that have been coming out of Redmond lately it is probably neither harsh nor false. mikebartnz (21)
181066 2003-10-07 10:37:00 Yes, Quite old and has been there for a while. I installed it over a week ago. Big John (551)
181067 2003-10-07 10:42:00 "shaving my head with a cheese grater" .

Looks as if this report could have some validity .

Those who surf the Web using a Mac tend to be better educated and make more money than their PC-using counterparts, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings .

The study also said Mac users tend to be more Web savvy, with more than half having been online for at least five years . And the Mac faithful are 58 percent more likely than the overall online population to build their own Web page and also slightly more likely to buy goods online, according to the report .

Kelly said the greater affluence and education level of those who surf using a Mac is attributable in part to the company's comparatively pricier machines, as well as to their perception as a status symbol and their greater market share among those in the publishing and design industries .

Nielsen/NetRatings said that 70 . 2 percent of Mac users online have a college degree, compared with 54 . 2 percent of all Web surfers .
Jim B (153)
181068 2003-10-07 10:56:00 Big John . This only came out this weekend previous patches did not fix the problem .

. com . com/2100-1002_3-5086979 . html?tag=nefd_top" target="_blank">news . com . com

Microsoft fixes broken patch
Last modified: October 6, 2003, 12:13 PM PDT

By Robert Lemos
Staff Writer, CNET News . com

Microsoft releases a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer this weekend, plugging a security hole that had been used by Trojan horse program QHosts to compromise consumers' PCs .

The patch--the fortieth that Microsoft has issued this year--seals several security holes in Internet Explorer 5 . 01, 5 . 5 and 6 . 0 for all versions of Microsoft Windows . The giant deemed the patch critical to all versions of Windows, except Windows Server 2003, which runs with more security in its default installation .

The patch repairs a previous patch that didn't properly protect against two "object type" vulnerabilities . The vulnerabilities have been exploited by Trojan horse QHosts to compromise people's PCs when they browse a Web site that has attack code built in .
Jim B (153)
181069 2003-10-07 11:18:00 "Those who surf the Web using a Mac tend to be better educated and make more money than their PC-using counterparts, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings. "

My profound apologies if this humble, knuckle dragging windows neanderthal in any way offended your beloved macintosh or cast doubts about your financial and intellectual prowess which, as a mac user, obviously far transcends that of mortal man. :-)
the highlander (245)
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