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| Re: Security flaw in Internet Explorer ? [message #376755 is a reply to message #376720] |
Thu, 18 December 2008 08:07   |
Frank Naude
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I guess it's important as 56.7 % of visits to this site are from users using Internet Explorer (November 2008's stats).
Firefox was a good second with 34 % of the hits.
Personally I would recommend installing Firefox instead. It's a great, free, open source browser. It feels faster than IE and has a better security track record.
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| Re: Security flaw in Internet Explorer ? [message #376770 is a reply to message #376762] |
Thu, 18 December 2008 09:09 |
Frank
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Are you able to use thumbdrives? (=memorystick)
If I recall correctly, FF is runnable from such a device, which means you do not need to "install" anything on your local machine.
[Edit: on second thought.. If this is the same employer/company that forces you to use an 80-column screen, I fear there is not much chance for you]
[Updated on: Thu, 18 December 2008 09:10] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: Security flaw in Internet Explorer ? [message #376812 is a reply to message #376780] |
Thu, 18 December 2008 12:00 |
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Barbara Boehmer
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I am a little confused and suspicious and don't know if what I have been encountering is related or not. Beginning yesterday and continuing so far today, when I try to go to yahoo as usual:
http://www.yahoo.com/
using Firefox, not Internet Explorer, I get a screen that says:
"Microsoft Security Center
Alert : Your computer have been attacked by spyware or viruses!
Please download AntiSpyware to fix.
Download AntiSpyware Now"
It looks to me more like Yahoo has been hacked and I am not about to download anything. Do the rest of you know anything about this?
Also, unfortunately there are many sites that can only be accessed using Internet Explorer. I just paid my water bill online yesterday and the only way to access that site is using Internet Explorer.
[Updated on: Thu, 18 December 2008 12:02] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: Security flaw in Internet Explorer ? [message #377069 is a reply to message #376835] |
Fri, 19 December 2008 16:04 |
rleishman
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| Barbara Boehmer wrote on Fri, 19 December 2008 09:10 | I upgraded my Norton 360, ran a complete scan in the process, restarted as per instructions, and now I can get the Yahoo home page without any fake Microsoft warnings.
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Check out AVG Anti Virus and Spybot Search and Destroy. Absolutely free and full-featured. I've been using AVG for over 6 years and couldn't be happier with its performance. The free version of AVG doesn't include a spyware scanner so I also use Spybot, which is adequate but a bit heavy-handed on my old steam-powered P3 for a couple of minutes when I first login.
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| Re: Security flaw in Internet Explorer ? [message #377071 is a reply to message #377069] |
Fri, 19 December 2008 17:03 |
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Barbara Boehmer
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Registered: November 2002
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I used to use both Spybot and Adaware on my old pc, along with McAfee and still had some problems. I have been pretty happy with Norton 360. Every now and then I notice a problem, like the one I had the other day, but it goes away shortly. I think what happens is something new slips through before it is commonly known and protected against. As soon as Norton is updated to protect against it, I receive the automated update, and it is fixed. So, I expect that if I had done nothing, it would have been fixed shortly. Doing what I did just fixed it faster. I had been ignoring an upgrade notice for a while just because I didn't want to take the time to do it, so I finally got it out of the way. I find that if you try to run too many things at once, like McAfee and Norton and Spybot and Adaware and the stuff that Microsoft does automatically, they have conflicts, and try to disable one another. I find I am better off sticking to one.
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