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Major Security Flaw found in Internet Explorer

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  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Who still uses Internet Explorer?
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Who still uses Internet Explorer?
  • vidro3
    vidro3
    it still has 70% market share
  • vidro3
    vidro3
    it still has 70% market share
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    Wow. That completely made my eyes glaze over and my thoughts drifted to a new pair of shoes I bought but haven't worn yet.
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    Wow. That completely made my eyes glaze over and my thoughts drifted to a new pair of shoes I bought but haven't worn yet.
  • vidro3
    vidro3
    In a nutshell: IE is teh suck. Use Firefox, Opera, or Safari.
  • vidro3
    vidro3
    In a nutshell: IE is teh suck. Use Firefox, Opera, or Safari.
  • dailyheights
    dailyheights
    The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
  • dailyheights
    dailyheights
    The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
  • vintagejames
    vintagejames
    Microsoft will post a patch tomorrow at about 1 pm our time.
  • vintagejames
    vintagejames
    Microsoft will post a patch tomorrow at about 1 pm our time.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    dailyheights wrote:
    The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
    Only if the person with access to the browser also has the master password for the browser.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    dailyheights wrote:
    The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
    Before the Firefox love-fest starts: is Firefox still the browser that, by default, EXPOSES ALL YOUR SAVED PASSWORDS IN PLAIN TEXT to anyone who has access to your browser?
    Only if the person with access to the browser also has the master password for the browser.
  • dailyheights
    dailyheights
    What percentage of Firefox users set a master password for their browser?
    What percentage of Firefox users know they need to do so?
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Good point. I have no idea. But it's not hard to do.

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