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People have been saying this for years!!!
I resolve ~30 spyware cases a month. 100% have come through IE. NONE have come through alternate browsers without ActiveX.

Facts are facts.
Posted by: BitTwiddler   Posted on: 07/14/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Dude, you are the man.  AdventTech67 | 07/13/09
So are you going to retract what you said about ZDNet?  NonZealot | 07/13/09
Not to mention that the site runs on  John Zern | 07/13/09
What on earth...  SimonUK2 | 07/14/09
FireFox and More ZERO DAY Toxic exploits....  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
Adrian, what a hilariously shameless click grabbing blog.  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
Since the majority of systems out there...  914four | 07/17/09
Please, I'm tired of looking at that anonymous euro-trash...  xuniL_z | 07/17/09
Well, I'm glad you finally got around to reading the first page...  914four | 07/17/09
Oh, one last point. Microsoft didn't write DOS...  914four | 07/17/09
I Don't Use IE, or Safari on the Mac - Haven't In Years  drprodny | 07/15/09
LOL, let me feed your click-bait  NonZealot | 07/13/09
So...  SimonUK | 07/14/09
LOL. And he claims "hundreds" email him for "advice" NT.  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
Indeed  honeymonster | 07/16/09
I voted no... Heres why...  NStalnecker | 07/13/09
Voted NO  twaynesdomain | 07/13/09
"proper maintenance"  nizuse | 07/13/09
"proper maintenance"  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
Patches aren't available yet.  SimonUK2 | 07/14/09
Or disable activex  JT82 | 07/14/09
Or use IE with Vista and don't worry about it.  ye | 07/14/09
If the user uses it...  SimonUK | 07/14/09
Many are idiots.  ye | 07/14/09
Were did I say it was a problem?  SimonUK | 07/14/09
@SimonUK: Wasn't that the point of your post?  ye | 07/14/09
My point...  SimonUK | 07/14/09
@SimonUK: Then they're foolish.  ye | 07/14/09
UAC statistics  rtk | 07/14/09
clearly, workarounds are available.  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
Slow down  ksarkies@... | 07/16/09
RE: Two ActiveX vulnerabilities make IE a toxic choice  saijagan | 07/13/09
Maybe you should start advocating people move to Vista instead...  ye | 07/13/09
no threat...  handydan918@... | 07/13/09
Clueless as usual.  ye | 07/14/09
* Gasp*  SimonUK2 | 07/14/09
He said no such thing.  ye | 07/14/09
No...  SimonUK2 | 07/14/09
I said no such thing either. (nt)  ye | 07/14/09
You implied it...  SimonUK2 | 07/14/09
@Bored: No, I did not.  ye | 07/14/09
You refer to DCE or the VMS security model?  B.O.F.H. | 07/14/09
I'm referring specifically to ACLs. Something many UNIX...  ye | 07/14/09
Than your response should have been: DCE  B.O.F.H. | 07/14/09
My answer was exactly what I wanted it to be. (nt)  ye | 07/14/09
In other words: Ye didn't know!  B.O.F.H. | 07/14/09
@B.O.F.H.: Not at all.  ye | 07/14/09
Great spin ye...  914four | 07/17/09
What are you smoking?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/13/09
It is happening  Lerianis10 | 07/13/09
IE6 rules what? Can you be specific please?  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
Portable programs?  Tom6 | 07/16/09
Whee Ha!  zkiwi | 07/13/09
Whee Ha!  xuniL_z | 07/15/09
RE: Two ActiveX vulnerabilities make IE a toxic choice  Loverock Davidson | 07/13/09
If IE is so good, why is Firefox rising so fast?  Don Collins | 07/13/09
Possibly.  ye | 07/13/09
Also...  zkiwi | 07/13/09
It takes a big man  Viva la crank dodo | 07/14/09
I didn't think that was good satire.  xuniL_z | 07/15/09
NoScript beats new IE8 features  Don Collins | 07/13/09
Re:  dvm | 07/13/09
Nathan McFeters agrees with Giorgio  Don Collins | 07/14/09
Re:  dvm | 07/14/09
This demonstrates Firefox is more secure how? (nt)  ye | 07/14/09
Funny...  SimonUK2 | 07/14/09
Because the thread I'm responding in stated:  ye | 07/14/09
@ye...  SimonUK2 | 07/14/09
@Bored: I don't have to. It's a claim I've never made.  ye | 07/14/09
It's not the security  Loverock Davidson | 07/14/09
From what I can tell, and what I have seen  goff256 | 07/15/09
LOL!!! Using w3* sites for stats again.
devil  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
How dare he....  rahbm | 07/22/09
And the other half...  handydan918@... | 07/13/09
Yes, Install Linux and you'll find nirvana!  Yeartenn | 07/14/09
and taking a step backwards  Loverock Davidson | 07/14/09
but a properly secured box..  JT82 | 07/14/09
Ubuntu seems pretty user friendly to me  Tom6 | 07/16/09
Don't tell them that...  goff256 | 07/16/09
What a Linux techno-geek finds "user friendly" is far from....  xuniL_z | 07/17/09
'Normal' users vs geeks  Tom6 | 07/17/09
I was trying to depart some valuable wisdom for the linux users...  xuniL_z | 07/17/09
warning: helium balloons  pgit | 07/15/09
As a Firefox User...  GoodThings2Life | 07/13/09
Ummmm...  Dave32265 | 07/13/09
Only if you are still on XP...  JT82 | 07/14/09
Sites requiring IE8?  NetArch. | 07/14/09
Just install IE Tab addon  donniebnyc@... | 07/14/09
ROFLMAO  JT82 | 07/14/09
Psychic are you?  jasonp@... | 07/14/09
2 problems  rtk | 07/14/09
RE: Two ActiveX vulnerabilities make IE a toxic choice  jgoode@... | 07/13/09
I use both...  LandonAB | 07/13/09
@jgoode  jtiner | 07/13/09
The link renders fine  anothercanuck | 07/14/09
No issues at the site listed using Firefox  NoCubes4Me | 07/16/09
Reading your blog has become ....  ShadeTree | 07/13/09
Internet Explorer is no more toxic  Lerianis10 | 07/13/09
what are you talking about?  shis-ka-bob | 07/14/09
Then turn it off. Problem solved. (nt)  ye | 07/14/09
Adrian and his bias against anything Microsoft...  transposeIT | 07/13/09
Relax  nizuse | 07/13/09
Actually...  goff256 | 07/16/09
Yawn  tonymcs@... | 07/13/09
How many years has "Active-Hex" been out????  kd5auq | 07/14/09
Shill fest  whisperycat | 07/14/09
They run the latest version of Windows and Office.  ye | 07/14/09
RE:  JT82 | 07/14/09
..  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
People have been saying this for years!!!  BitTwiddler | 07/14/09
Then disable Active-X. Problem solved. (nt)  ye | 07/14/09
spyware? That's mostly cookies.  xuniL_z | 07/14/09
The Real Security Threat  cnfrisch | 07/14/09
Absolutely!  SimonUK | 07/14/09
Evidence?  ye | 07/14/09
Whatever...  SimonUK | 07/14/09
You had to base that opinion on something did you not?  ye | 07/14/09
ROTFLMAO  B.O.F.H. | 07/14/09
The problem is...  zkiwi | 07/14/09
So what do you suggest Microsoft do?  ye | 07/14/09
Not have done such a pathetic job with Windows in the first place  zkiwi | 07/14/09
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that's true.  ye | 07/15/09
it's simple really...  zkiwi | 07/15/09
Alright, you consider Vista a flop...  goff256 | 07/15/09
Ok, you have lot's of opinion there, how about some Facts.  xuniL_z | 07/15/09
Microsoft focused on competitors only  zeebruce | 07/14/09
IE isn't required...  Erroneous | 07/14/09
Yet more Microsoft Windows ActiveX Vulnerabilities?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/15/09
I agree.  James T. Kirk | 07/15/09
D, you are really going against the grain here buddy.  MalachiV | 07/15/09
Only safe for the technologically savvy. If Linux were used beyond....  xuniL_z | 07/15/09
Linux as a Career Choice  Tom6 | 07/17/09
Well put Tom6. Thanks happy  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 07/17/09
Agreed  melekali | 07/15/09
Overseas Websites  john_e_fish | 07/15/09
My bank insists on using ActiveX for online banking  Tom6 | 07/16/09
what about IE8 on XP?  jfederline@... | 07/16/09
Active X  blackepyon01@... | 07/16/09

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