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MS Finds Security Flaw In Google Chrome Frame
Christmas Shopping writes with this excerpt from Kaspersky Labs' threatpost: "Back in September, when Google launched the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users, Microsoft immediately warned that the move would increase the attack surface and make IE users less secure. Now comes word that a security researcher in the Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR) has discovered a 'high risk' security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass cross-origin protections."
"Google has hurried out a patch," he adds.
MS Finds Security Flaw In Google Chrome Frame
Timothy, you owe me a new Transformers t-shirt. I just spat coffee all over myself.
Internet Explorer less secure? This is really possible?
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In an attempt at humour I will add that making "IE less secure" seems redundant. Much like this post.
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Not on your Linux installation, but in your own home directory. Unless you run as root. If you do run Firefox as root, then you should not worry about kittens killed when firefox is updated. You kill them every second spend in your X session.
We have early word that the security vulnerability goes by the name "Internet Explorer". Details are thin at this time, but we'll have more as the story develops. Janet, back to you in the studio.
It's been reported that Google will pay Microsoft in adwords coupons.