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Two Unofficial IE Patches Block Attacks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the egg-is-good-for-the-complexion dept.

Pentrex writes "eWeek reports that two well-respected Internet security companies (eEye and Determina) have released unofficial patches to correct the vulnerability being exploited to load spyware, bots and Trojan downloaders on Windows machines. Microsoft isn't sanctioning the third-party patches, which include source code for review. As always, the advice is to weigh the risks before opting for an unofficial hotfix."

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  1. Why Ubuntu is great by MoxFulder · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I must disagree with you. I'm very fond of Ubuntu. And I'm not a noob either. Been using Linux since '94... Slackware, Red Hat, Mandrake, then Debian, now Ubuntu. I dunno what Mandrake is like these days, but when I gave it up it was dependency hell and there were so many buggy, broken packages in the stable distribution.

    I consider myself a power user, do a lot of coding, live in emacs, etc. I really appreciate the attention to detail of Ubuntu. It seems to be the best of all worlds to me:
    • Excellent hardware support and easy as pie installation. I didn't mind wading IRQs and config files back in the Slackware days, but I can't say I miss it either.
    • Two words: apt get
    • A coherent collection of stable software with fast turnaround time. I'm running the latest unstable version of Ubuntu, and yet everything works great
    • Most importantly, Ubuntu feels like it has fewer "rough edges" than any other Linux distro I've ever used. The attention to detail is fabulous. For example, the first user account you have when you install it belongs to an "admin" group, allowing you to read logs and sudo automatically. The default GNOME theme is distinctive but pleasing. The web site is easy to navigate. The default installation includes almost exactly the right amount of software. The installer never seems to barf, even on odd hardware. Etc...
      --
      My bicyles
    • Patch! Patch on what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      There is NO such thing as patching binary. If you want to patch, in first place you need the source programs. Then download the patch, apply the patch to the source programs, recompile and reinstall. That is patching a program to rectify an issue.

      Are the source programs of the IE browser available? If it is not available to you, is it available to those two companies to rectify the problem. Or have they done the Blind man grouping?

      I don't think its even worth looking at. Just simply get a browser of your choice which has the source programs available to public. I personally recommend Firefox.

      If you want the latest Firefox, its a double bonus switch to Linux also at the same time. Its not scaring. Things are far more advanced now. I'm currently evaluating an Apple like multimedia Linux named Tomahawk Desktop. I'm very happy with the progress so far. Just get it and forget about this crappy browser issues. Don't be permanently dumb. Don't be forever amateur in using computers.