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Thread ID: 95775 2008-12-16 21:51:00 MS Internet Explorer security flaw seltsam (13470) Press F1
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729822 2008-12-16 21:51:00 news.bbc.co.uk

glad I'm a Firefox user!
seltsam (13470)
729823 2008-12-16 21:59:00 One security site says FF is just as bad / worse.

Its the most vulnerable windows app (out of 12 programs)

1. Mozilla Firefox
2. Adobe Flash and Adobe Acrobat
3. EMC VMware Player,Workstation and other products
4. Sun Java JDK and JRE, Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
5. Apple QuickTime, Safari and iTunes
6. Symantec Norton products (all flavors 2006 to 2008)
7. Trend Micro OfficeScan
8. Citrix Products
9. Aurigma Image Uploader, Lycos FileUploader
10. Skype
11. Yahoo Assistant
12. Microsoft Windows Live (MSN) Messenger
Speedy Gonzales (78)
729824 2008-12-17 00:27:00 Our very own PC world Are right onto it (pcworld.co.nz) - Two days ago on the home page. wainuitech (129)
729825 2008-12-17 00:38:00 so we just stop using it (IE) then? GameJunkie (72)
729826 2008-12-17 00:39:00 It would be a good idea to stop using it. pcuser42 (130)
729827 2008-12-17 00:41:00 any idea when it will be fixed( not that i use it, parents do though)? GameJunkie (72)
729828 2008-12-17 00:43:00 When MS decide to move their asses and do something about it :p

They'll probably do it soon (not on a normal patch date / 2nd Tue of every month)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
729829 2008-12-17 00:46:00 When MS decide to move their asses and do something about it :p


maybe when SP2 comes out :D



or W7 for that matter :)
GameJunkie (72)
729830 2008-12-17 02:07:00 Looks like the fix maybe out tomorrow (www.nzherald.co.nz)

And the notification about it is here (www.microsoft.com)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
729831 2008-12-17 02:18:00 surprise! , Microsoft got up early to fix it.

applies to IE8 Beta 2 as well
GameJunkie (72)
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