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It's really a critical "Internet Explorer" flaw
Although IE is an integrated feature of Windows and cannot be removed, technically the VML problem is a flaw in Windows. However, those using non-Microsoft web browsers are not at risk. The only browser that supports VML files is IE, so only IE users are at risk.

As the article points out, a patch is currently available. IE users should apply the patch.
Posted by: WiredGuy   Posted on: 01/17/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Oh my god, I am starting to cry! Poor Microsoft again a victim of their  DonnieBoy | 01/16/07
Oh, sorry, if you read the EULA, you, the valuable customer are resoponible  DonnieBoy | 01/16/07
I give this a 5..0 on the ...  Confused by religion | 01/16/07
Hey, I clearly articulated how end users have no rights or recourse  DonnieBoy | 01/17/07
a 9.9? You can't be serious...  Badgered | 01/17/07
Ok, I humbly accept your honest appraisal. I will work in phone calls with  DonnieBoy | 01/17/07
Well  Badgered | 01/17/07
I Give It A 10  booshcat | 01/18/07
No rights or recourse???  Cayble | 01/17/07
unless  Alzie | 01/18/07
Hey, I like my Gloat-o-Meter  Chad_z | 01/17/07
Place it right next to your dumb-o-meter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/17/07
Hypocrisy  Jack-Booted EULA | 01/17/07
So between the two of you  Shelendrea | 01/17/07
Please, keep your families  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/17/07
But that place has and alway will be  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 01/17/07
Now I understand ....  jschott@... | 01/17/07
Hi buddy,  BregS | 01/16/07
I guess you missed  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/17/07
"Vista not impacted"...  Mike Cox | 01/16/07
nah, ya MS shill  drew30319 | 01/16/07
LOL  Shelendrea | 01/17/07
Gee...I didn't know...  Cayble | 01/17/07
LOL....5.1  mdsmedia | 01/16/07
Vista is doing well...  mrmckeb@... | 01/17/07
I would hope so  BitTwiddler | 01/17/07
No...you haven't been listening to the WIndows haters very well.  Cayble | 01/17/07
Yummm  shallow_diver | 01/17/07
Not impacted here  GoatTuber | 01/17/07
8.8  Badgered | 01/17/07
Definitly...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/07
Hook, line, sinker  flatliner | 01/17/07
Maybe Microsoft released the exploit code . . .  critic-at-arms | 01/17/07
"Vista not impacted"...  tracy anne | 01/18/07
Vista can be infected with tihs as well.  Mercat | 01/21/07
Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw  Loverock Davidson | 01/16/07
once again...reading for comprehension 101, Lovey  mdsmedia | 01/16/07
Read it pretty clearly  Loverock Davidson | 01/17/07
Clarification  Badgered | 01/17/07
Attack code out...  rondev | 02/02/07
i know that binary analyzer  cleartext | 01/17/07
You have won!  davedufour | 01/17/07
True  mames1701 | 01/17/07
What version of Linux are you running 0.9?  Linux User 147560 | 01/17/07
I dumped windows  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 01/17/07
Bill Gattes didn't even graduate College.  nomorems | 01/17/07
Perhaps  Badgered | 01/17/07
Wait just a minute............  Badgered | 01/17/07
Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw  sassen | 01/17/07
It's really a critical "Internet Explorer" flaw  WiredGuy | 01/17/07
So, are you saying....  techboy_z | 01/17/07
Or,  Jambalaya Breath | 01/17/07
OHH MY FRIGGIN GAWD!!!  Hard Cider | 01/17/07
Then hurry and install the Apple patchs  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/17/07
Yup - Apple is much better at stopping threats from becoming reality.  nomorems | 01/17/07
Naw, no one bothers writing hacks for a OS  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/17/07
That's possible ...  Jambalaya Breath | 01/17/07
Ya, great, we will be sure...  Cayble | 01/17/07
Good thing im running Vista....  JoeMama_z | 01/17/07
big HUGE yawn  Shelendrea | 01/17/07
Like that means much...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/07
There you go using common sense...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/17/07
No actually  Linux User 147560 | 01/17/07
*BLUSH*  Shelendrea | 01/19/07
pfft  Badgered | 01/19/07
Guess I'm Lucky  mames1701 | 01/17/07
of course  Badgered | 01/17/07
and after a month or 2? You might like to try a  hirez | 01/17/07
so what...  andyILM | 01/17/07
IE is a critical flaw  sweklaweklfwe@... | 01/17/07
Ha! You should learn how to use a computer!!  Cayble | 01/17/07
Here's your Koolaid  smokeyboy03801@... | 01/17/07
sloppy reporting  NDeBord | 01/17/07
MS should just send the military after the posters  Boot_Agnostic | 01/18/07
Fortunately, in this Reality...  Zogg | 01/20/07
Bow before Zogg  Boot_Agnostic | 01/20/07

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