IE Download.Ject Exploit Fixed

Saint Aardvark writes "Just in time for the weekend, the Internet Storm Center is reporting that Microsoft is providing a fix for the Download.Ject vulnerability that hit IE late last month. The press statement says that it'll hit Windows Update later today..."

Comments

Re:FYI

[jadenyk]

This is just another "this will help for now, please wait for the real fix" incident from Microsoft.

You mean "this will help for now, please wait until we discontinue the product or come out with another version."

Re:Got it, but..

[no reason to be here]

Dear Troll,

I am using firefox right now. Just as fast and responsive as IE (if not moreso) with my several banking sites and loads /., as well as every other site i go to just fine. So, in conclusion, STFU!

Love,
the rest of us that know how to use a computer

P.S. Log in next time

Who to believe?

[Skiron]

So you visit a M$ page in IE with all that bollocks... so funny it really is a sham all the spin from M$.

http://secunia.com/advisories/10395/

All XP sp2 will bring is more eXtra Problems #2.

Nick

This no longer effects me

[Orion Blastar]

I use Mozilla and Firefox now. I got tired of the IE exploits being more in number than the IE fixes.

TOO LATE!

[gilgongo]

I've switched to Firefox fer good now.

BTW: On Win2K I (mostly) disabled IE by running this little batch file:

@echo off
C:
cd "\Program Files\Internet Explorer"
if not exist IEXPLORE.EXE goto End
if exist IEXPLORE.EX_ del IEXPLORE.EX_
if not exist IEXPLORE.DIR md IEXPLORE.DIR
if not exist IEXPLORE.DIR goto End
attrib -r -h -s IEXPLORE.EXE
ren IEXPLORE.EXE IEXPLORE.EX_
if exist IEXPLORE.EXE goto End
ren IEXPLORE.DIR IEXPLORE.EXE
echo IE disabled.
echo If prompted, click "Cancel" then "Yes" on File Protection restore.
echo Run enable-ie.bat to allow IE to run again. :End

MSIE still runs if you put a URL into a window bar though, but if Firefox is the default browser then it'll launch for everything else.

To re-enable the stinking pile of crap that calls itself a web browser (OK that's a little harsh), run:

@echo off
C:
cd "\Program Files\Internet Explorer"
if not exist IEXPLORE.EX_ goto End
if not exist IEXPLORE.EXE goto Activate
attrib -r -h -s IEXPLORE.EXE
rd IEXPLORE.EXE
if exist IEXPLORE.EXE del IEXPLORE.EXE :Activate
ren IEXPLORE.EX_ IEXPLORE.EXE
echo IE enabled. :End