Microsoft Research Builds 'BrowserShield'

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Microsoft Research Builds 'BrowserShield'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday September 4, 2006 @09:21PM from the security-you-can-trust-of-course dept.

SteelyBen writes "Researchers at Microsoft have completed work on a prototype framework called BrowserShield that promises to intercept and remove, on the fly, malicious code hidden on Web pages, instead showing users safe equivalents of those pages. The BrowserShield project, an outgrowth of the company's 'Shield' initiative, could one day even become Microsoft's answer to zero-day browser exploits such as the WMF (Windows Metafile) attack that spread like wildfire in December 2005."

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Just what we need by TCM · 2006-09-04 21:23 · Score: 4, Funny

More complexity on top of bloated and horribly obscure software. That'll help security, really.

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Didn't this already exist? by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-04 21:31 · Score: 5, Funny

I think they're just branding the "Disable ActiveX" checkbox.
Safe surfing? by lostngone · 2006-09-04 21:47 · Score: 2, Funny

What is this like a condom for your web browser? Come on, I have heard about practicing safe surfing but this is ridiculous.
1. Re:Safe surfing? by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-05 02:13 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  is this like a condom for your web browser?
  They better put an "extra sensitivity" setting in there. Otherwise it is more like having a stunt double doing all the good stuff for you.
Great! by Yetihehe · 2006-09-04 22:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Now I can download cracks and keygens for MS products without fear!

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Potentially Unsafe Code Samples by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-04 22:20 · Score: 3, Funny

UNSAFE HTML: REPLACE WITH: <a href="*.apple.com*"*>*</a> <a href="mailto:/webmaster?Subject=Your%20Site%20Suck s">I am a Communist. Please mail me if you love Osama bin Laden --- I certainly do!</a> <body*>*Linux*</body> <body>This page cannot be displayed due to faulty programming in the server's OS.</body> <embed src="*.[^w][^m][^av]"*></embed> <blink>This page contains content created using a pirated version of Windows Media Player. Contact the police.</blink>
Re:So, what does this stop? by Nuffsaid · 2006-09-04 22:26 · Score: 2, Funny

...solution to nefarious forces who try to hijack your computer for personal gain...
What? MS is actually doing something against itself?

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Strangling metaphors by pubjames · 2006-09-04 22:29 · Score: 2, Funny

That's like putting a Robin Reliant into a huge metal box to make it as safe as a Volvo. Or something. More coffee...
1. Re:Strangling metaphors by Duds · 2006-09-04 23:39 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I did try to google the answer to this but foxfire couldn't find one on pediawiki.
Ahh much better now by l0ungeb0y · 2006-09-04 22:31 · Score: 5, Funny

So instead of this dangerous page which will try to install malware we'll get a cleaned-up and safe version

I'm sure glad MS is out to make the interweb a better place for everyone.
This will be fun by houghi · 2006-09-04 22:55 · Score: 4, Funny

for webpages made by Frontpage.

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Re:Good idea by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-05 00:10 · Score: 1, Funny

Telnet to port 80's pretty safe.