Internet Explorer Exploit - Stop Using

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

See thread in Electronics for further details. Anyone using internet explorer should stop using immediately. A security flaw was discovered. There is not fix for it yet. Of course, anyone still using XP will not get a fix, once it is released, because the OS is no longer supported by Microsoft. Here is am article about the internet explorer security flaw -- http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft-internet-explorer-zero-day-exploit-threatens-26-of-...

Elstongunn · ‎03-12-2010

Thanks for the heads-up. Also, you can disable an add on flash player in IE that helps eliminate exposure to this latest vulnerability.

Money doesn't talk; it swears. --Bob Dylan

dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

On 4/28/2014 Lynnj said: See thread in Electronics for further details. Anyone using internet explorer should stop using immediately. A security flaw was discovered. There is not fix for it yet. Of course, anyone still using XP will not get a fix, once it is released, because the OS is no longer supported by Microsoft. Here is am article about the internet explorer security flaw -- http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft-internet-explorer-zero-day-exploit-threatens-26-of...

Thanks for posting this, Lynnj.

Here's the Electronics Talk thread you reference in Electronics Talk:

For Those Who Still Use Windows XP And Internet Explorer: Stop!

http://community.qvc.com/forums/qvc+electronics/topic/446115/for-those-who-still-use-windows-xp-and...

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biancardi · ‎03-10-2010

I try to stay away from IE - it is a such a substandard browser.

If you can't fix what's broken, you'll go insane ~ Max
Look, I don’t like the taste of broccoli, but it doesn’t get tastier if you call it “Broccoli!”!
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. ~ Eames

dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

On 4/28/2014 biancardi said:
I try to stay away from IE - it is a such a substandard browser.

Hi, biancardi! Though it still has its fans (not sure why), I haven't used it in years. I, too, find it to be less desirable and much "buggier" than the others.

Few things reveal your intellect and your generosity of spirit—the parallel powers of your heart and mind—better than how you give feedback.~Maria Popova

biancardi · ‎03-10-2010

On 4/28/2014 dooBdoo said:
On 4/28/2014 biancardi said:
I try to stay away from IE - it is a such a substandard browser.

Hi, biancardi! Though it still has its fans (not sure why), I haven't used it in years. I, too, find it to be less desirable and much "buggier" than the others.

I think it has its "fans" due to a couple of reasons

a. if work related, it might be that the app they are running only works under IE well.

b. if not work related and people are not computer savvy, they just don't know how to switch it.

plus, people get used to a certain way of doing things. I always try to have several browsers, so I know the differences.

If you can't fix what's broken, you'll go insane ~ Max
Look, I don’t like the taste of broccoli, but it doesn’t get tastier if you call it “Broccoli!”!
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. ~ Eames