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Microsoft Releases Critical IE Patch
Laura Brown writes "Microsoft has released its security software patches for April. The most anticipated is the MS06-013 patch, which fixes several IE bugs, including the "create TextRange ()" vulnerability. Hackers had been exploiting this problem by installing unauthorized software on PCs.
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If they don't update their products people will comment on how much they suck.
If they do update them people will claim instability due to the number of patches.
It's a matter of perception. Some people see ongoing updates as true support. Others simply hate anything Microsoft.
You decide.
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Probably. There are many hidden places in Windows where the default browser might not be Firefox. For example, if you use Microsoft Lookout and have mail message format set as HTML perhaps. Or certain other apps might launch IE when displaying HTML content too. To play it safe I would download and install the patch.
Not bad, but your response time could use some imporvement.
From TFA: Microsoft Corp. has released its security software patches for April...
Microsoft has adopted the policy of "no patch before its time." These patches must be left on the vine, to ripen in the sun, until they are full of succulent flavor that brings out the best in an OS... sorry... anyway, it didn't matter how important the exploit was or that it was compromising machines left and right and letting the botnetters have a field day, Microsoft was in no rush. And you have to admit, that 3 weeks is not bad compared to some exploits which seem to be out there for months before anything is done. Now if Oracle could get their patch time down to three weeks...
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Why do we have to have a story every time a bug is fixed in IE or Firefox...?
Because Slashdorks like ourselves keep reading them and posting comments. You can bet if people stopped reading & commenting, the editors would stop posting these stories.
It's not leaked memory. See Here for details. There is a difference between leaked memory (memory that is completely lost because it will never be deallocated,) and caching (which is what firefox does.)
Seriously though, if it is using 1.5gb of memory, you probably have it to spare, otherwise it wouldn't be using it. If this is still unacceptable, you can TURN IT OFF!
There are two types of people in the world: those who divide people into two types and those who don't.
yes...
many exploits are made by examining the patch, so in most cases, it's better if everyone gets the patch at the same time (crackers and legitimate users) rather than the crackers getting it ahead of business users.