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IE7 Bug Reports Flooding In
the JoshMeister writes "According to ZDNet, bug reports are already flooding in for Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview. Specific issues include the possibility of arbitrary code execution as well as incompatibilities with McAfee Security Center, anti-spyware programs, and online banking sites." From the article: "... browser testers may already be at risk, according to security researcher Tom Ferris. Late Tuesday, Ferris released details of a potential security flaw in IE 7. An attacker could exploit the flaw by crafting a special Web page that could be used to crash the browser or gain complete control of a vulnerable system, Ferris said in an advisory on his Web site. Microsoft had no immediate comment on Ferris' alert."
A beta of a Microsoft product has bugs? Color me surprised!
You just ignore the three posts above you and then imagine it all in your head.
This just goes to prove that Microsoft's newfound 'dedication to security' and focus on writing code with less bugs in it is just a pure crock of doodie. Obviously, if they opened their source and let us all look at it, we'd be glad to help them find and iron out all the bugs by releasing several dozen exploits into the wild at the same time. My god, if the beta's this bad, how bad will the finished product be when they've finished adding features? ... um, my sarcasm tag is on, right?
Look at the bright side, now we know what Ferris does on his days off.
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
Microsoft had no immediate comment on Ferris' alert.
Not so - they tried to post a reply on his site but their browser kept crashing.
AT&ROFLMAO
I installed it the other day, and it was the safest browser I ever used, seriously. I couldn't get it to work with our proxy, so I could only browse the corp intranet. Amazingly, I didn't get infected by any malware.
Sure. After three years in beta, most of the bugs have usually been removed.
Yes, specially since Firefox never had any bugs!
Right?