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Thread ID: 90631 2008-06-10 12:29:00 If you use Safari in Windows, use 2008 Symantec programs Speedy Gonzales (78) Press F1
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677275 2008-06-10 12:29:00 And your registry gets corrupted (or the probs listed on the Symantec site apply to you), after you install with XP SP3, or Vista SP1, and you like reading greeting cards

You may want to read these

Safari flaw (www.theregister.co.uk)

DON'T click on the link on the above site !

Symantec tool (solutions.symantec.com)

And DON'T open greeting cards in email (www.webuser.co.uk)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
677276 2008-06-10 13:13:00 You might want to take that "Dont click on it" link out. Some people... curiosity kills the cat beeswax34 (63)
677277 2008-06-10 13:15:00 Well a bit late now

Well they cant say I didnt tell them not to :xmouth:
Speedy Gonzales (78)
677278 2008-06-10 19:01:00 The only thing you need to do is to change from your Default desktop download folder and you will be fine since it is a Windows + Safari issue rather than just a Safari issue. vitalstatistix (9182)
677279 2008-06-11 03:02:00 Always blaming Windows eh... Must be nice to be so smug and secure. beeswax34 (63)
677280 2008-06-11 03:12:00 Always blaming Windows eh... Must be nice to be so smug and secure.

I read about the threat a couple of weeks ago on Microsoft's site.


Mitigating Factors:


Customers who have changed the default location where Safari downloads content to the local drive are not affected by this blended threat.
www.microsoft.com

Which means that it is a Microsoft problem more than a Safari problem. The only reason that MS have mentioned but not given the user the sole simple cure of changing the default folder location which you will see if you go to the link is because this would mean that Windows users would no longer use IE which would be a slap in the face for Microsoft.
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