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Latest Internet Explorer Flaw Exposes Any File on Your PC
Internet Explorer is no stranger to security vulnerabilities, but a flaw revealed by Microsoft on Wednesday is one of the most stunning we've ever seen. The flaw affects IE6, IE7, and IE8 on Windows XP as well as IE7 and IE8 on Vista and Windows 7 if protected mode has been disabled (though protected mode is turned on by default).
If you're running Vista or Windows 7, ensure that you're running IE in protected mode, or even better -- choose a different browser. If you're still running XP and can't bring yourself to use Firefox or Chrome, you can lock down IE by setting the Internet and Local security zones to "High" or disabling ActiveX completely. You could also enable IE Network Protocol Lockdown, which requires editing the registry. Thankfully, Microsoft has created a "Fix it for me" link, available here, that does the dirty work for you.
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| Re: Latest Internet Explorer Flaw Exposes Any File on Your PC | |
| Posted: 02/09/2010 4:45 PM |
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| Figures! I never use IE. Would like to remove it from my comp but not sure if you can without causing problems. |
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| Re: Latest Internet Explorer Flaw Exposes Any File on Your PC | |
| Posted: 02/09/2010 5:13 PM |
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No, you can't uninstall it, it's pretty much integrated with the system. Unless they've changed things in the newer versions of the operating system.
I don't use it either except for updates but it looks like almost half the people that have replied or on computers use IE.
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| Posted: 02/09/2010 5:46 PM |
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| yep sadly most do use IE - its because they don't know any better! |
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| Posted: 02/09/2010 6:14 PM |
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its because they don't know any better!
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It's because Microsoft knows marketing! LOL They provided a browser along with their operating system all wrapped neatly in one package so naturally it's the browser most people will use right off the bat. And you know how it is once you get used to something you don't want to change.
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