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CERT Recommends Mozilla, Firefox

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-do-i dept.

EvilStein writes "According to this article, "CERT recommends that Explorer users consider other browsers that are not affected by the attack, such as Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape and Opera." Quite a statement from CERT - this is related to a fairly recent IIS or IE exploit that has already affected some high traffic web sites, such as the Kelley Blue Book website."

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  1. Re:Incomplete statement... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    /. : the only place where zealots are considered insightful.

  2. Re:If you use IE just turn off active scripting by TheLink · · Score: 1, Troll

    "Or you can simply download and install Mozilla. Much simpler and safer."

    Coz if you use windows, you are likely to use windows explorer or anything similar, you may also use 3rd party software that use MS stuff to display things.

    Switch to Linux Desktop? In many places not using windows is not an option especially since Linux Desktop is still not ready.

    1) OpenOffice is good, but it ain't that good. MS Office doesn't run on Linux the last I checked.

    2) Mozilla was a real resource HOG the last I checked. Bloatware. StarOffice was bloatware too - a bit more bloat than MS Office, but less features (OK no clippy/doggie = good ). I doubt OpenOffice is less bloaty than StarOffice.

    3) Linux GUI ppl still can't get simple stuff like copy and paste right. Just do it the Mac OSX way OK? Assume there is zero Unix/Linux Desktop , throw everything out (and just have a "compatibility/legacy desktop" for those who just must have it). Coz it isn't really such a big loss chucking away the crap people are pushing as Linux Desktop. Too many silly people be fixated on "Themes" etc -similar to those who play games for the graphics and sound and not the gameplay. You are less likely to get significant network effects/installed base from such people coz they'd switch to the next "gee whiz" thing as it hits CVS or whatever.

    4) Gnome is bloatware. And for the bloat, people who use it seem to have to resort to gconf rather often - you'd think with the bloat would come gui equivalents.

    5) KDE is doesn't appear as bloaty as gnome, but it's not really that much better bloatwise. I do prefer it to Gnome, but I suppose I'm biased or something.

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