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Latest Version of MyDoom Exploits New IE Flaw

Posted by michael on from the zero-day-wormz dept.

techentin writes " CNN Money is reporting a new and improved MyDoom variant which is spread by a hyperlink in email. Clicking the link connects the user to an infected machine, which exploits a recently discovered buffer overflow in Internet Explorer. McAfee has a more detailed description. Is this yet another good reason for running Firefox?" CNET also has a story.

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  1. Awww, Microsoft is so sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Give Firefox such a big present for their 1.0 release.

    1. Re:Awww, Microsoft is so sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I would agree with you, except it seems that IE exploits are found pretty much every day that ends in "y".

  2. teach kids that IE is dangerous by t_allardyce · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can they start teaching in school that using IE is like having un-protected sex with 15 donkeys? or would Microsoft complain?

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  3. Wow! by mindaktiviti · · Score: 5, Funny

    People still use IE?

  4. big deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ok so they accidently leave one bug in their browser and everybody jumps all over them. big deal!

  5. Could be a trick by SlayerofGods · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do we know the link to the story isn't just a trick to get us infected?

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  6. If only by fluxrad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, if only there were some browser we could use instead of IE...

    Oh well.

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  7. Microsoft should be praised for IE. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A seemingly infinite number of flaws in a finite piece of code, this is quite an achievement.

  8. Another reason Windows isn't ready for the desktop by coupland · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been running Linux on my main desktop for years, and recently I've really been considering switching to Windows. After all, it's got some cool apps, and while I wouldn't call it "feature complete", I say they've done a good job of implementing many of the best features of Linux and OSX. However it's articles like this that convince me it's still a bit early to switch to Windows.

    All told they've made some real inroads in servers, and the desktop experience is improving with each release (the current unstable branch -- AKA "XP" -- has implemented the theme concept long popular in KDE and Gnome!) however I think it's still premature to declare Windows ready for prime time on the desktop.