German Government says Stop Using Microsoft Explorer - GoFuckYourself.com

weekly · 01-16-2010, 06:47 PM

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German government warns against using MS Explorer
By Daniel Emery
Technology Reporter, BBC News

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The warning applies to versions 6, 7 and 8 of Internet Explorer

The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security.

The warning from the Federal Office for Information Security comes after Microsoft admitted IE was the weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems.

Microsoft rejected the warning, saying that the risk to users was low and that the browsers' increased security setting would prevent any serious risk.

However, German authorities say that even this would not make IE fully safe.

Thomas Baumgaertner, a spokesman for Microsoft in Germany, said that while they were aware of the warning, they did not agree with it, saying that the attacks on Google were by "highly motivated people with a very specific agenda".

"These were not attacks against general users or consumers," said Mr Baumgaertner.

"There is no threat to the general user, consequently we do not support this warning," he added.

Microsoft says the security hole can be shut by setting the browser's security zone to "high", although this limits functionality and blocks many websites.

However, Graham Cluley of anti-virus firm Sophos, told BBC News that not only did the warning apply to 6, 7 and 8 of the browser, but the instructions on how to exploit the flaw had been posted on the internet.

"This is a vulnerability that was announced in the last couple of days. Microsoft have no patch yet and the implication is that this is the same one that exploited on the attacks on Google earlier this week," he said.

Computer expert Alan Stevens: "It's like having a window left open in your house"

"The way to exploit this flaw has now appeared on the internet, so it is quite possible that everyone is now going to have a go."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8463516.stm

dav3 · 01-16-2010, 07:05 PM

i always stop explorer.exe when playing games.

you may laugh, but this 2004 pc needs all the resources it can get!

HandballJim · 01-16-2010, 07:22 PM

I ended up getting 2 viruses in one shot last night with IE 6...luckily my outdated symantic anti-virus caught them both. Scanned my computer several times and it seems clean.

rowan · 01-16-2010, 07:26 PM

This is the first thing I say when people complain about getting a virus when checking out a new trade. STOP USING IE!

weekly · 01-16-2010, 09:34 PM

That's it for me. I am using Chrome and Safari now. Firefox has become bug ridden, slow and tries to hi jack my home page everytime it self closes for fucking updates.

papill0n · 01-17-2010, 12:43 AM

gfy - your #1 source for news from the german government!

D Ghost · 01-17-2010, 12:46 AM

wow haha thats great

dav3 · 01-17-2010, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by weekly

That's it for me. I am using Chrome and Safari now. Firefox has become bug ridden, slow and tries to hi jack my home page everytime it self closes for fucking updates.

FF shows the page that lets you know what was updated. it doesnt hijack your homepage. your homepage is there, in the 1st tab, and the update changes in the 2nd tab.

XD2 · 01-17-2010, 07:05 AM

I can't believe Google hacked their own systems then used the media coverage to gain market share :-)

Antonio · 01-17-2010, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dav3

FF shows the page that lets you know what was updated. it doesnt hijack your homepage. your homepage is there, in the 1st tab, and the update changes in the 2nd tab.

firefox has become one of the most irritating and bloated browsers - force-updating one shit or other like every 20 seconds;

I've been using k-meleon for the past god knows how many years and it is the best browser ever - it has its problems too, but boy, it's orgasmically better than any other browser I have tried

Semi-Retired-Dave · 01-17-2010, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rowan

This is the first thing I say when people complain about getting a virus when checking out a new trade. STOP USING IE!

Or BUY a MAC!

seeandsee · 01-17-2010, 08:11 AM

jesus IE i forgot about that shit

Klen · 01-17-2010, 09:37 AM

Since i started using ff,i never had problem with viruses.(plus i use nod32 as well)But one day i decided for fun to load infected site in IE and i got whooping 42 trojan installed and it will be probaly even more but nod32 blocked some of them.The only reason why nod32 was not able to block them is those security holes of IE6 which have bunch of them.

baddog · 01-17-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by weekly

That's it for me. I am using Chrome and Safari now. Firefox has become bug ridden, slow and tries to hi jack my home page everytime it self closes for fucking updates.

oh man . . . .

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