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Thread ID: 37743 2003-09-17 02:04:00 Internet Explorer: Hackers jump through holes in Microsoft patch Fire-and-Ice (3910) Press F1
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175860 2003-09-17 02:04:00 News about a potential security flaw in Internet Explorer: read it here ( . computerworld . com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,84756,00 . html?nas=SEC2-84756" target="_blank">www . computerworld . com) .

Surferbar is one nuisance which can be installed on a victim's computer without their permission through this flaw .

Until it is properly patched security experts recommended disabling support for Active Scripting on affected Internet Explorer versions or using another web browser .

It sounds fairly low risk for most people at the moment but better safe than sorry . ;-)
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175861 2003-09-17 02:12:00 all the more reason to use Opera or any other browser , I am retro and still on 98SE so dont need to d/load all those new patches to plug the holes in XP kiwibeat (304)
175862 2003-09-17 06:44:00 I bet MS wouldn't recommend using another browser aye? I'd bet Bill Gate's Chequebook (checkbook) that he'd recommend waiting for a patch to be released, or if it's released for people to download it. Although I'm not a gambler, so he can have it back for a fair price :P Kame (312)
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