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Web Site Attacks Against Unpatched IE Flaw Spike

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-a-good-spike dept.

An anonymous reader wrote to mention a Washingtonpost.com article about an increase in attacks against IE users via a critical, unpatched flaw. The bug allows software to be downloaded to the vulnerable PC even if the only act the user takes is browsing to a web site. From the article: "[A] password-stealing program landed on the Windows PC belonging to Reaz Chowdhury, a programmer for Oracle Corp. who works out of his home in Orlando, Fla. Chowdhury said he's not sure which site he browsed in the past 24 hours that hijacked his browser, but he confirmed that the attackers had logged the user name and password for his company's virtual private network (VPN)."

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  1. Screw that - use IE by Weaselmancer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And keep on using it. IE gets attacked most often because it's the most popular browser.

    It keeps my Firefox experience nice. And it keeps the guys at Geek Squad employed.

    --
    Weaselmancer
    rediculous.
  2. SIR, YOU ARE HILARIOUS. by airherbe · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Patch Released: Download here: http: //www.mozilla.com/firefox/
    "Ha ha ha! Oh gosh that's funny! That's really funny! Do you write your own material? Do you? Because that is so fresh. The 'Patch to IE: here' joke. You know, I've never heard anyone make that joke before. Hmm. You're the first. I've never heard anyone reference that specific link before. Because that's a link to another browser, isn't it? And, and yet you've taken that and used it out of context to insult IE in this everyday situation. God what a clever, smart person you must be, to come up with a joke like that all by yourself. That's so fresh too. Any Titanic jokes you want to throw out, as long as we're hitting these phenomena at the height of their popularity? God you're so funny!"
    -- Unoriginally paraphrased from S. Gilligan Griffin
  3. Re:Chowdhury is an idiot by realmolo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Have you ever worked with programmers?

    They generally know NOTHING about actually running/securing/tweaking/customizing their workstation. They know how to program. They know how to use the applications they need to use. That's IT.

    A programmer that really knows how to USE his computer is a rarity. That's why so much software has a terrible interface. Programmers aren't users.

  4. Whats that I heard Konqueror?? by westyvw · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Get real and quit bothering with the toy OS.