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Zero day attacks
Again and again and again. Will Windows ever be secure? In this case
apparently just moving over to Firefox would help, but that was not
recommended in the article.
Posted by: gertruded   Posted on: 07/06/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Zero day attacks  gertruded | 07/06/09
Or moving to Vista or Windows Server 2008  ye | 07/06/09
And MS is so confident in your assertion...  ejhonda | 07/06/09
Common Sense  jdbukis@... | 07/06/09
Re:  dvm | 07/06/09
Not quite  eMJayy | 07/06/09
Re:  dvm | 07/06/09
allowing a site  tmsbrdrs | 07/09/09
Do you mean I have to buy...  msalzberg | 07/10/09
better mouse trap...  Fark | 07/06/09
In this case  CobraA1 | 07/06/09
Well...  daMan25 | 07/06/09
Riiiiiiight. Firefox has never experienced Zero-Day issues, right?  de-void | 07/06/09
Do you know the difference?  honeymonster | 07/06/09
Do you know the difference?  Timewellwasted | 07/08/09
read and understand before you comment  tmsbrdrs | 07/09/09
Don't Assume Someone Else's Knowledge  Timewellwasted | 07/11/09
How soon before the fake Fix-It websites spring up?  ejhonda | 07/06/09
RE: IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit Microsoft Video ActiveX Control  m_a_simons@... | 07/06/09
"by-design"  People | 07/06/09
Microsoft Video was  Lerianis10 | 07/06/09
Here's the fix!!!!  Heatlesssun1 | 07/06/09
THANKS!  Crestview | 07/08/09
Forgot to mention, this is XP ONLY!  NStalnecker | 07/06/09
Can we get rid of active-x already?  kraterz | 07/06/09
I agree  NStalnecker | 07/07/09
Such as?  ye | 07/07/09
Wrong...  jasonp@... | 07/07/09
No, it is not common knowledge.  ye | 07/07/09
You make the mistake of arguing with him.  TripleII | 07/07/09
You do realise that...  zkiwi | 07/07/09
This proves Active-X is a problem exactly how?  ye | 07/07/09
Because...  zkiwi | 07/07/09
And I think there are reports that...  zkiwi | 07/07/09
@zkiwi: This proves Active-X is a problem exactly how?  ye | 07/08/09
@zkiwi: I did see that. And it's completely unacceptable.  ye | 07/08/09
Your denial is even deeper than I thought...  UAC nanny screen | 07/08/09
easier elevation via ActiveX  kaninelupus | 07/09/09
I agree.  GuidingLight | 07/07/09
Don't know what happen to my post.  osreinstall | 07/07/09
Cannot Trust IE, Firefox, or any App  eiverson@... | 07/07/09
trust is not unconditional  shis-ka-bob | 07/11/09
Zero-day attacks  skris88@... | 07/07/09
I'd add that Linux...  zkiwi | 07/07/09
Anything can be attacked...  UAC nanny screen | 07/08/09
It?  zkiwi | 07/08/09
Well...  UAC nanny screen | 07/08/09
80 some attempts  rbees | 07/08/09
Be careful...  zkiwi | 07/08/09
Well...  UAC nanny screen | 07/09/09
RE: Well...  Mew-shew | 07/09/09
LOL... @Chew-shew  UAC nanny screen | 07/10/09
RE: IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit Microsoft Video ActiveX Control  eiverson@... | 07/08/09
So where are all the Windoze shills?  UAC nanny screen | 07/08/09
They would be here ...  john_gillespie@... | 07/08/09
Oh buzzzzzzz off!!  kaninelupus | 07/09/09
Active X  john_gillespie@... | 07/08/09
RE: IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit Microsoft Video ActiveX Control  Timewellwasted | 07/08/09
Concisely stated  eiverson@... | 07/10/09
ActiveX still insecure and yet still used by banks etc?  Tom6 | 07/08/09
Mitigating ActiveX Risks  eiverson@... | 07/10/09
So much yappin about IE security. Does anyone USE IE anymore?  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/10/09
RE: IE users beware: Zero-day attacks hit Microsoft Video ActiveX Control  LeMike | 07/29/09
Firefox can do MicroSquish updates now  Tom6 | 08/24/09

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