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IE Hole Is Actually A "Feature"!
Anyway, you will be interested I am sure to find out this security flaw is actually a feature that allows an ActiveX ADODB.Stream object to read and write files on a hard drive. [COLOR=#1951B9]Attackers used this "feature" to download copies of a keystroke logging trojan onto the unsuspecting browser user's computers.[/COLOR]
In addition to the fix, there is also now a workaround in progress, and rest assured Microsoft is currently thinking up more "features" for us as we speak.
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Apparently, even Microsoft's own online magazine Slate is bashing Internet Explorer in favor of Mozilla Firefox."No matter how well they had protected themselves against viruses, spyware, and everything else in the past, they were still vulnerable to yet another flaw in Microsoft's browser."[url]http://slate.msn.com/id/2103152/[/url]I am sure Microsoft will get their act together eventually, however. In the mean time, I am suspicious.
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Why not blame the construction company that built you a house with lockable bulletproof windows.. that can be lifted off the wall by using convenient handles on the outside?And please do use the "paragraphs". They were invented some centuries ago I believe and there are no pending MS patents AFAIK :p
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I think all of you need to shut up and listen to me:IE is buggy as hell and Microsoft are evil, OK ? ;)
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