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I don't get it
Who in their right mind sets downloaded files as executable?

666 may have theological problems but it's a great file permission setting for downloads.
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 05/30/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I don't get it  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/30/08
Windows: .exe = executable  AySz88 | 05/30/08
Confirmation...  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/02/08
RE: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning  ZachE84 | 05/30/08
M$ issues Safari warning  bfilipiak@... | 06/02/08
Same Situation, Different Day  D. T. Schmitz | 05/30/08
Doesn't that just open a whole other  Pliny the Elder | 05/30/08
Great questions  D. T. Schmitz | 05/31/08
Ergh...  nmcfeters | 06/03/08
ZZZZZZZZZZ...nt  socialism=nowhere | 06/02/08
damn right  rebelxhardcore | 06/02/08
Oh the irony...  zkiwi | 05/30/08
Really, really ironic..  silent.griffin | 05/31/08
Don't try and say advertising is the same as an advisory (nt)  zkiwi | 05/31/08
Yep, they're different.  silent.griffin | 06/01/08
Yet they don't advise people...  zkiwi | 06/01/08
Label away...  zkiwi | 06/01/08
The difference between advertising and advisories  Hemlock Stones | 06/02/08
The advisory is a bit specious, but...  bmerc | 06/02/08
Nice word...  zkiwi | 06/02/08
The difference being  tikigawd | 06/02/08
Your'e missing the bit about Microsoft's suggested workaround  zkiwi | 06/02/08
@hemlock  zkiwi | 06/02/08
This is better  rtk | 05/30/08
And...  Qbt | 05/31/08
They way I read it is..  A Grain of Salt | 05/31/08
No extra click required  Ryan Naraine ZDNet Moderator | 05/31/08
Well..  ZachE84 | 05/31/08
Firefox has had it's share of problems  nmcfeters | 06/03/08
I would not consider any vulnerability  frgough | 06/02/08
Could you provide some more info?  balaknair | 06/02/08
You misunderstood his post  cslycord@... | 06/02/08
OK, thanks for clarifying  balaknair | 06/03/08
What he means is  tikigawd | 06/02/08
Seems like it (: P)  balaknair | 06/03/08
Would uninstalling IE help?  visoot | 06/04/08
Stupid me!  visoot | 06/05/08
Good points but for the end  nilotpal_c | 05/31/08
IS there any reason why Windows Desktop should be executing files? (nt)  CobraA1 | 06/02/08
You have to think of Windows desktop  alaniane@... | 06/02/08
Safari is a joke anyway  masonwheeler | 06/02/08
I'm sorry but,  CowLauncher | 06/02/08
Spreading FUD?  masonwheeler | 06/02/08
I tried Firefox and went straight back to Safari  labarker | 06/02/08
RE: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning  support1@... | 06/02/08
64-bit is no panacea. In fact, a MAJOR malware exploit can ONLY be 64-bit!  Joel R | 06/02/08
Well...  Spiritusindomit@... | 06/02/08
huh?  /A\V/ | 06/02/08
And so say all of us.  odubtaig | 06/02/08
That was my thinking  laura.b | 06/03/08
RE: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning  jerang@... | 06/02/08
RE: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning  thrasher6900@... | 06/05/08
Don't you mean  laura.b | 06/06/08
Why in the world would ANYONE use Safari on Windows?  butler360 | 06/25/08

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