New IE Vulnerability: XP Users Take Note
Microsoft Warns of Attacks on IE Zero-Day I know the XP topic has been covered extensively and that most XP users here are wise enough to not be IE users, but just in case anyone is still using IE ...
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Interesting comment at the end of the CNET article:
Robert Hansen, the vice president of WhiteHat Security's advanced technology group, said that he was surprised at the visceral reaction that the US and UK governments, as well as many individuals, had to the vulnerability.
"The bug itself was really bad, of course, but it was surprising to see such a knee-jerk reaction from the community, telling people to switch from Internet Explorer," he said. "All browsers have had similar issues in the past, and never received that sort of general warning."
Firefox issued critical updates too at the end of April.
https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html
The only time my desktop had an issue with a browser, it was Google Chrome. After an uninstall and thorough clean of all Google apps from my system, no more BSOD. The issue was the Google Updater, which repeatedly crashed my system. Once Google Updater was gone, the problem was gone. So no more Chrome for me.
Further with Google, Gmail isn't private. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/15/gmail-scans-all-emails-new-google-terms-clarify
Why does Google need to collect so much data about people and their habits? I'll stick with https://duckduckgo.com/ for internet searching.
I'll stick with IE, why jump from the frying pan to the fire?
Robert Hansen, the vice president of WhiteHat Security's advanced technology group, said that he was surprised at the visceral reaction that the US and UK governments, as well as many individuals, had to the vulnerability.
"The bug itself was really bad, of course, but it was surprising to see such a knee-jerk reaction from the community, telling people to switch from Internet Explorer," he said. "All browsers have had similar issues in the past, and never received that sort of general warning."
Firefox issued critical updates too at the end of April.
https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html
The only time my desktop had an issue with a browser, it was Google Chrome. After an uninstall and thorough clean of all Google apps from my system, no more BSOD. The issue was the Google Updater, which repeatedly crashed my system. Once Google Updater was gone, the problem was gone. So no more Chrome for me.
Further with Google, Gmail isn't private. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/15/gmail-scans-all-emails-new-google-terms-clarify
Why does Google need to collect so much data about people and their habits? I'll stick with https://duckduckgo.com/ for internet searching.
I'll stick with IE, why jump from the frying pan to the fire?
