Problem with Trusted Sites

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:31:16 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "Trish"
<trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote:
>
[snip]

> I deleted all and, at least the symptom of the problem has disappeared.
[snip]

Exactly. You've treated the symptom, not the disease.

> I now
> have all IE zones set to maximum security and use it only for Windows
> Crutical Updates (windowsupdate.microsoft.com) is trusted. I lower
> trusted security only for those updates.
>
> I hope that seems sound?
>
[snip]

Sorry, but no. To be free of the multitude of hazards MSIE both represents
and enables, you MUST remove it from your system entirely. This free tool:

<http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html

will make that task child's play. (Note that to use this with Win2K-SR2 or
later or WinXP will require that you first disable WFP. This is *not*
"child's play"; but it's not terribly difficult either. See
<http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBK/tip5300/rh5392.htm>.)

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Jay T. Blocksom
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Appropriate Technology, Inc.
usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

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NOTE: E-Mail address in "From:" line is INVALID! Remove +SPAMBLOCK to mail.
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Unsolicited advertising sent to this E-Mail address is expressly prohibited
under USC Title 47, Section 227. Violators are subject to charge of up to
$1,500 per incident or treble actual costs, whichever is greater.
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[Trish]

Thanks, Jay. But, as I mentioned, I think MS's made getting Windows
Critical Updates too difficult without IE.

Trish

"Jay T. Blocksom" <usenet01+SPAMBLOCK@appropriate-tech.net> wrote in message
news:jbl0mvgdqqmnbombjffst320l6t8al95sm@news.rcn.c om...
> On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:31:16 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "Trish"
> <trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote:
> >
> [snip]
>
> > I deleted all and, at least the symptom of the problem has disappeared.
> [snip]
>
> Exactly. You've treated the symptom, not the disease.
>
> > I now
> > have all IE zones set to maximum security and use it only for Windows
> > Crutical Updates (windowsupdate.microsoft.com) is trusted. I lower
> > trusted security only for those updates.
> >
> > I hope that seems sound?
> >
> [snip]
>
> Sorry, but no. To be free of the multitude of hazards MSIE both
represents
> and enables, you MUST remove it from your system entirely. This free
tool:
>
> <http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html
.. . . .

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:14:27 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "Trish"
<trish.conway@netzero.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Jay. But, as I mentioned, I think MS's made getting Windows
> Critical Updates too difficult without IE.
>
[snip]

I tend to disagree, but that's beside the point really -- such a judgement
call is, after all, yours to make. But having made it, then the *only*
logical conclusion is that Windows itself is not a viable platform for your
computing purposes, since it is a foregone conclusion that MSIE is
unacceptably hazardous.

--

Jay T. Blocksom
--------------------------------
Appropriate Technology, Inc.
usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

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NOTE: E-Mail address in "From:" line is INVALID! Remove +SPAMBLOCK to mail.
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Unsolicited advertising sent to this E-Mail address is expressly prohibited
under USC Title 47, Section 227. Violators are subject to charge of up to
$1,500 per incident or treble actual costs, whichever is greater.
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