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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: zack1234 on September 18, 2012, 11:36:33 AM
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I am now using this browser.
The IE is allowing things through.
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Read the news, too. Microsoft offers a tool that should help, but the instructions and procedures are too difficult to follow for an average Joe, says e.g. Mr. Hypponen from F-secure (ranked in the top 50 of IT security specialists in the world). Installed the EMET on a customer's laptop with IE only, looked at the instructions and uninstalled, installed Firefox as default instead.
For those who want more information of the subject: A short ZDNet article with comments (http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-points-to-security-tool-to-plug-ie-vulnerability-7000004400/) and Microsoft's article about EMET (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458544/en-us)
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:rofl
A browser is one of the most important part of a system and they can't stop it being fetled :)
My PC switched itself on three times in the night and my wireless keyboard went mad, I wonder if I was being probed? :)
There was also some unidentified devices in my device manager :rofl
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Haven't you heard Zack? There's a space probe approaching Uranus :lol
I thought this thread was about the movie by the way :old:
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Must think in Russian!
(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/bzavasnik/__firefox___by_gazzatrek-d3cemr9.jpg)
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i used Firefox but it also had problems so i switched to google chrome and never looked back
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I am now using this browser.
The IE is allowing things through.
Superb on laptop and desktop, don't let it anywhere near your mobile :eek:
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Firefox with noscript + flashblock = win.
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I have ghostery, adblock and world of trust also. adblock is pretty cool. I didnt know that youtube had ads since I have been using it since forever lol.
semp
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More news: Microsoft has told they are working on a simple one click tool, planning to launch it within a week or so. Stay tuned...
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Too late :old:
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Too late :old:
Not totally: Even if you're using another browser than IE you should keep IE fully patched. Why, if you're not going to use it? Because IE affects to Windows' networking components. IE is behind Messenger and other Live thingies, and I guess it also works with Windows Update. It can't be fully uninstalled.
So, if you're not going to use it, put the security settings on High. Tips for safer browser settings are i.e. on this Cert site (http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/). For a browser that is not in use the rules can be set even tighter.
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I never knew that :old:
Will do :salute
I had the other day a message saying Security cert for a site called "go big daddy" for gods sake who is going to allow a cert for a site called that :)
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If your PC is switching itself on at night shouldn't you turn off "Wake on LAN" in your BIOS?
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Not totally: Even if you're using another browser than IE you should keep IE fully patched. Why, if you're not going to use it? Because IE affects to Windows' networking components. IE is behind Messenger and other Live thingies, and I guess it also works with Windows Update. It can't be fully uninstalled.
So, if you're not going to use it, put the security settings on High. Tips for safer browser settings are i.e. on this Cert site (http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/). For a browser that is not in use the rules can be set even tighter.
just a question, how can i put the security settings on high if I dont use it or have it installed?
semp
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just a question, how can i put the security settings on high if I dont use it or have it installed?
semp
Because you have it installed, unless you've done some serious Registry tweaking to make uninstalling possible. Just look into your Program Files (x86) folder and you'll find the IE folder with a fully working exe. Uninstalling IE only takes the default status and icons away.
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Because you have it installed, unless you've done some serious Registry tweaking to make uninstalling possible. Just look into your Program Files (x86) folder and you'll find the IE folder with a fully working exe. Uninstalling IE only takes the default status and icons away.
ok let me put it another way then i dont have the status or icons on my desktop. how can i set the settings to high? and more important will the "virus" affect my system if I dont use IE?
semp
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If your PC is switching itself on at night shouldn't you turn off "Wake on LAN" in your BIOS?
I bought a poo wireless keyboard from Walmart/Asda, one of the keys was rubbish. :rofl
I took it back and bought some pies with the money. :old:
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(http://www.gigatonne.com/pic/firefox_windows.jpg)
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ok let me put it another way then i dont have the status or icons on my desktop. how can i set the settings to high? and more important will the "virus" affect my system if I dont use IE?
I already answered that: Go to C:\Program files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ where you will find Internet Explorer, or rather "iexplore.exe" which will launch IE.
OR without even opening IE: Go to Control Panel, find Internet Options and voilą! It's the very same thing in there.
To your other question: Some virus or other malware might affect your system even if you don't use IE. You see, some malware might sneak into your machine through, say, Firefox and then the malicious program could use IE without showing a visible IE window. I just recently cleaned a machine which among other things had two instances of iexplore.exe running in the background. So even if you don't use IE, something else might. That's why securing IE is important.