then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
still in my machine ?
then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
still in my machine ?
*Prot3anThr3ad* wrote:
> then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
> still in my machine ?
yes if you haven;t delet.
On 25 Oct 2006 1848 -0700, "*Prot3anThr3ad*" <rtdos@rtdos.com>
wrote:
>then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
>still in my machine ?
Can you start IE6?
No, you can't.
IE7 is update for IE6, replacing all the exe and dll files needed.
Ivan.
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> then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
> still in my machine ?
No. But you will now have a totally new of unknown bugs present in IE7 which
we are all waiting to discover.
Really depends on how thorough MS's Beta period was for IE7
Stephen Howe
i don't know; something doesn't seem right; before microsoft said that
you can't keep the OS and IE separate due to design (remember the NS
lawsuite) now they are saying you can?
Ivan Tisljar wrote:
> On 25 Oct 2006 18
> wrote:
>
> >then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
> >still in my machine ?
>
> Can you start IE6?
>
> No, you can't.
>
> IE7 is update for IE6, replacing all the exe and dll files needed.
>
> Ivan.
>
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>
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> Violets are #0000FF
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>
> http://hlloyge.kickme.to/
> delete _system_ to mail me
On 26 Oct 2006 12:44:52 -0700, "*Prot3anThr3ad*" <rtdos@rtdos.com>
wrote:
>i don't know; something doesn't seem right; before microsoft said that
>you can't keep the OS and IE separate due to design (remember the NS
>lawsuite) now they are saying you can?
Where do you see them separate? IE7 is just one upgrade for IE6; exe
file version is noved to the next big one, icon is changed; but there
isn't really any difference in design.
Ivan.
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Far Canal <me@privacy.net> wrote in
news:MPG.1faacb76b7411ef4989d5a@news.readfreenews. net:
> wrote
>
>> > then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
>> > still in my machine ?
>>
>> No. But you will now have a totally new of unknown bugs present in IE7
>> which we are all waiting to discover.
>> Really depends on how thorough MS's Beta period was for IE7
>
> Here's one ...
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10..._spoofing_bug/
>
> Security researchers have identified a pop-up address bar spoofing
> weakness in Microsoft's newly released Internet Explorer 7 browser. The
> flaw, first reported by security notification firm Secunia, might lend
> itself to phishing attacks and remains currently unpatched.
If you uninstall IE7, you then get IE6 back. Unless you uninstall IE7 you should not be vulnerable to the IE6 bugs.
All browsers/OS's have security bugs and new ones will continue to be discovered. Regardless of what you
use you must be diligent and keep your software up to date. Bug discoveries seem to be the new thing to do
and on the same date of the above post there were two bugs discovered in FF2.0:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/200...t-firefox.html
Regardless of the browser you use and it's level of security the biggest threat is often not the software you
use but the person at the keyboard as illustrated by this slightly dated cartoon:
http://outside.arc.ab.ca/staff/erkamp/security.jpg
Proceed on the internet as if you are always at risk. It's a wild world out there.
In alt.privacy.spyware, Fuzzy Logic wrote:
> Bug discoveries seem to be the new thing to do and on the same date of
> the above post there were two bugs discovered in FF2.0:
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/200...t-firefox.html
"Of the two vulnerabilities reported since the browser's release on
Tuesday, the first was patched in a previous version and the second
alleged problem couldn't be replicated during testing, said Mike
Schroepfer, vice president of engineering."
I interpret this as saying the two bugs aren't really bugs, but then I
could be wrong. Did you read the cited article?
Secunia has yet to post anything for Fx 2.0
http://secunia.com/product/12434/?task=advisories
and two for IE7
http://secunia.com/product/12366/?task=advisories
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>i don't know; something doesn't seem right; before microsoft said that
> you can't keep the OS and IE separate due to design (remember the NS
> lawsuite) now they are saying you can?
They used to say that, yes, but were they telling the truth?
Far Canal <me@privacy.net> wrote in
news:MPG.1fab444c58b345f8989d67@news.readfreenews. net:
> Fuzzy Logic wrote
>
>
>> >> > then does that mean that the bugs and security holes from IE 6 are
>> >> > still in my machine ?
>> >>
>> >> No. But you will now have a totally new of unknown bugs present in
>> >> IE7 which we are all waiting to discover.
>> >> Really depends on how thorough MS's Beta period was for IE7
>> >
>> > Here's one ...
>> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10..._spoofing_bug/
>> >
>> > Security researchers have identified a pop-up address bar spoofing
>> > weakness in Microsoft's newly released Internet Explorer 7 browser.
>> > The flaw, first reported by security notification firm Secunia, might
>> > lend itself to phishing attacks and remains currently unpatched.
>>
>> If you uninstall IE7, you then get IE6 back. Unless you uninstall IE7
>> you should not be vulnerable to the IE6 bugs.
>>
>> All browsers/OS's have security bugs and new ones will continue to be
>> discovered. Regardless of what you use you must be diligent and keep
>> your software up to date. Bug discoveries seem to be the new thing to
>> do and on the same date of the above post there were two bugs
>> discovered in FF2.0:
>>
>> http://www.networkworld.com/news/200...downplays-firs
>> t-firefox.html
>>
>> Regardless of the browser you use and it's level of security the
>> biggest threat is often not the software you use but the person at the
>> keyboard as illustrated by this slightly dated cartoon:
>>
>> http://outside.arc.ab.ca/staff/erkamp/security.jpg
>>
>> Proceed on the internet as if you are always at risk. It's a wild world
>> out there.
>>
>
>
> You're missing the point. All versions of IE are integrated into the
> OS. Find a hole in IE, you've got key to Windaz.
>
> FF isn't integrated into XP or any OS.
Totally wrong. IE is not integrated into the OS any more than MS Word is. There are many DLL's that are shared
by IE and other parts of the OS. More here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/dmassy/archive...22/400689.aspx
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