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Offline polonus

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MS confirms flaw in IE6 browser
« on: February 22, 2007, 11:08:37 PM »
Hi malware fighters,

A new flaw has been confirned by Microsoft to exist in the IE6 browser, so that remote attackers can get to data on your computer:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1244563,00.html

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Re: MS confirms flaw in IE6 browser
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2007, 02:16:16 AM »
Which is why I do not use IE6 and rarely use IE7 :)
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Re: MS confirms flaw in IE6 browser
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2007, 11:46:21 AM »
use safari on my "work only" mac and firefox on my hp laptop and ie7 on my vista quad ultimate piece of junk ;D-(not much choice there yet on vista compatable browsers-as far as i know??)-anybody know what browsers work on vista ::)
« Last Edit: February 23, 2007, 11:50:28 AM by drhayden1 »
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Re: MS confirms flaw in IE6 browser
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2007, 11:49:29 AM »
Quote from: drhayden1 on February 23, 2007, 11:46:21 AM
use safari on my "work only" mac and firefox on my hp laptop and ie7 on my vista premium quad piece of junk ;D-(not much choice there yet on vista compatable browsers-as far as i know yet??)-anybody know what browsers work on vista ::)

Uh firefox maybe..?? in vista... ::)
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Re: MS confirms flaw in IE6 browser
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2007, 11:52:06 AM »
thanks jason.b.c for the quick reply....yes it does work on vista...just haven't had the time with work and all :D
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« Last Edit: February 23, 2007, 11:56:06 AM by drhayden1 »
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Re: MS confirms flaw in IE6 browser
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2007, 04:12:00 AM »
GreenBrowser is missing from their list and it's working fine in Vista.  :)
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