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Originally posted by Wilber
That virus is a BHO (Browser Helper Object) so that means IE will popup a
Security Warning window. There is no "flaw" in IE that's a Java applet install
and they can't be forced you have to click "Yes" on the Security Warning popup
to get infected. How is it a "flaw" if the stupid shit clicked "Yes" on a Security
Warning popup.
Installing 47 third party browsers isn't going to stop a fool from clicking things
they shouldn't be clicking. You don't need to install anything just pay attention
to the Security Warning popups when they occur. M$ put the Security Warning
popup within IE to warn you when a site is trying to install something on you.
Just click "No" like your suppose to do and you'll avoid any virus like that and spyware.
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That's not entirely true. There have been a host of security advisories where holes within IE have been found where the user has no knowledge. If you'd like, I can post links to every single one of them, but for the sake of space I won't. I haven't read what the latest patch with IE does, but in the past Microsoft has been slow at best when it comes to fixing holes in their browser.
While I would agree, there are a host of problems that can be fixed with a bit of user intelligence, there are also a wide array of holes/exploits that have been found where the user has no knowledge of what's happening, and thus is unable to prevent whatever malicious activities are going on.