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IE7 Toolbar Mayhem

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bad-ideas-are-fun dept.

nikostheater writes "A user called anyweb tried to infect IE7 with as many toolbars as possible and it's interesting to see what happens and how secure IE7 is.." This is funny if only for the screenshot of a browser window with like 80% of the screen covered with toolbars.

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  1. Re:Um... by supabeast! · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "This is news?"

    It is to the F/OSS fanboys at Slashdot. When your favorite OS has a market share that can be best summed up as irrelevant, and your favorite web browser is only pushing 16%, articles like this one can still make you feel superior for knowing how to use sudo and apt-get or rpm to install software.

  2. Re:Is it really an infection if... by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The slashdot post here is definately FUD. It gives the impression that IE7 happily installs all kinds of crap.

    Uh, no it doesn't. It just says someone tried to install as many toolbars in IE7 as they could to see what would happen. It's a lazy Sunday humor item.

    There's an amusing pro-Microsoft contingent here at Slashdot that springs to action and declares everything "FUD" no matter if it's actually critical of their beloved company or not. Frankly, Microsoft fans are like young Republicans. Strange, militant outcasts who are obsessive about defending their company and who never get laid or invited to parties. Loosen up, man!
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