I struggle to believe that this is the first security flaw IE has ever had.
Why all the press coverage now?
Next week, "OMG virus discovered for pcs"
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AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 16:36,
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I think it's cos it's wide-ranging and has been out in the wild for some time.
Not everyone's a smug firefox/opera/chrome/safari user...
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bluemeat has been best of all the animals since, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 16:42,
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Well, it truly is a pile of shite
As a Mac user, I never use the cnut, but I just wanted to give some of you (that still use it) the heads up....
:-)
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Darklord, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 16:43,
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The difference is that this is as-yet unpatched and being exploited.
But no, security in all browsers is an ongoing battle. PEBKAC applies too.
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Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Tue 16 Dec 2008, 17:00,
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