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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: MrRiplEy[H] on November 13, 2014, 02:16:26 PM
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Another reason to not use IE for browsing. For 19 years every windows user who used IE was at risk of total ownage: http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-patches-19-year-old-windows-bug/
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Another reason to not use IE for browsing. For 19 years every windows user who used IE was at risk of total ownage: http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-patches-19-year-old-windows-bug/
Winblowz sux.
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How much ya wanna bet it was left there on purpose?
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How much ya wanna bet it was left there on purpose?
I think it's slightly more likely this went so long unnoticed because anyone who actually USES IE is considered an idiot from the get-go. That would be like unearthing a new weakness in floppy disks...
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Microsoft has fixed this specific bug along with several others in its latest Patch Tuesday update earlier this week
Wanna bet half of Windows users still have the patches uninstalled after a year from now? Besides, some Microsoft based webmail and other services still only seem to work on IE only. Then again, who would like to read work e-mails at home? :t
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Wanna bet half of Windows users still have the patches uninstalled after a year from now? Besides, some Microsoft based webmail and other services still only seem to work on IE only. Then again, who would like to read work e-mails at home? :t
I installed the patch on Tuesday.
Don't use IE though, never have except for providing tech support to people who do.
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I installed the patch on Tuesday.
Don't use IE though, never have except for providing tech support to people who do.
You've proved yourself belonging to the other half, the wise ones. :salute
I still remember the main reason why the Blaster worm spread so widely: Those who got infected hadn't installed the patch released over a year before.