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- Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security question
- Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security questionStatistics explanation[i]However, when client honeypots with these browsers surfed to a list of about 30,000 known exploit servers, [b]the URLs that resulted in a 0.5735% of successful compromises of Internet Explorer 6 SP2[/b] did not cause a single successful attack on Firefox 1.5.0...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, IE6 SP2, Service Pack 2, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
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- Microsoft finishes Vista SP2
- Microsoft finishes Vista SP2RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2Unlike previous SPs, SP2 requires SP1. So if you don't hsve SP1 installed, you win't see SP2 in the AU/MU/WU.Unsure why people are in a rush to install it. who knows if there are any issues.RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2We care because I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Service Pack 2, Vista SP2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 users
- IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 usersIsn't this always the case? Why can't MS sepreate theirsoftware from the OS and make programs into self contained packages so an install and and uninstall is simple matter of drag and drop. Instead they scatter stuff all over and no one...
- Tags: Web browsers, Lord, IE8, SP3, XP SP3 user, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-01-27
- Microsoft ranks Windows 7 features most likely to affect app-compatibility
- Microsoft ranks Windows 7 features most likely to affect app-compatibilityTesting is always the keyWe began testing Vista well over a year ago, and began a slow roll out last December. We did see a few issues, mostly anticipated from our testing. Now, about 20% of our users are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vista Business, Microsoft Corp., Testing, app-compatibility, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft ranks Windows 7, Microsoft Ranks, 64-bit
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons
- How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemonsWhen you're locked in to a proprietary...solution you have no where else to go. It's just a matter of when do you break the cycle. With the killing of XP, I would say this would be a great time.If you upgrade...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Vista lemon, Microsoft Corp., lemon, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report looks interesting if you could only download it
- Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report looks interesting if you could only download itI just clicked 'download'in Firefox, and both opened up within the browser.WinXP SP2, .Net installed, FF 3beta5However, I don't think .Net makes a difference, since I am in FireFox.RE: Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report looks interesting if you could only...
- Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Microsoft Security, XPS, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, anti-MS
- Discussion threads 2008-04-22
- It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'd
- It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'dRTM does not mean availability...What does RTM translate to nowadays anyway? Looking at the Vista RTM it's taken 4 months for SP1 availability, and that's required a multitude of pre-requisites, a whole list of itmes that won't work, and numerous installation woes reported. It's STILl...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, RTM'd, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- It's official! Windows XP SP3 goes RTM today
- The moment that Windows XP users have been waiting for. Today Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) goes RTM. What's in SP3? Here's what you can expect from XP SP3: All previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates and hotfixes....
- Tags: Windows XP SP3, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Microsoft XP SP3 on track to RTM on April 21
- Microsoft XP SP3 on track to RTM on April 21Will IE7 have to be reinstalled?[i]...and doesn't include Internet Explorer 7 (it comes with IE 6, like the original XP did).[/i]So, will IE6 from SP3 overwrite IE7, thus requiring a re-insall of IE7?Inquiring minds wanna know. MGPMS isn't that dumbIf...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, SP3, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-20
- Windows 7 chatter having a significant negative effect on Vista
- Windows 7 chatter having a significant negative effect on VistaNot surprised........in the least. My experiences with Vista have been that its hardware requirements are ridiculous for what you get for the upgrades. And Im sure this is a major beef with a lot of people. The same hardware that is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), ZDNet Poll, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percent
- Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percentUmm>>>I use IE 7 more than I do Firefox 2.0 — primarily because the many Microsoft sites I visit daily as part of my job, not too surprisingly, look and work better in IE than they do in Firefox.
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1
- SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1XP is Faster!So in all cases except one, Windows XP with 256 MB of RAM and a much slower processor was actually faster. Wow! I want to know what the numbers would have looked like with the quad core machine...
- Tags: INTERNET, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- My 10 favorite Windows programs of all time
- I’ve been using Windows for nearly two decades, and during that time I’ve tried hundreds of programs. Most come and go, but a handful have stood the test of time for me by solving a particular problem particularly well. In this article and accompanying gallery, I list...
- Tags: Program, Folder, Password, Page, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Product, Microsoft Windows Vista, Search Technology, Microsoft Corp., Requirement, RoboForm, FeedDemon, FinePrint Software, Process Explorer, Clipboard, Updates, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- Zimbra adds offline access, instant messaging
- Zimbra adds offline access, instant messagingI run Zimbra 5.0.2 open source...edition on top of SuSE 10.2. It is one of the highest quality open source program that I've used. A lot of OSS programs lack the sophistication you find in proprietary offerings. But Zimbra doesn't have those shortcomings.You maybe...
- Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, IM, hardware requirement, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image 2.2 (Windows)
- A VPC hard disk image containing a pre-activated Windows XP SP2, and either IE6 or IE7 and the IE7 Readiness Toolkit. The Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image will expire on April 1, 2008. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-12-17
- Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test build
- Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test buildGreatWill SP3 slow XP to the molasses-like speed of Vista? Could get a few more to convert...:o)RE: Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test buildI just downloaded xp sp3, will follow up laterRE: Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), XP SP3, public XP SP3, Microsoft Start, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate goes to MSDN, TechNet testers
- Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate goes to MSDN, TechNet testersHaven't even installed SP/2And wouldn't touch SP/3 with a flag pole.Plenty of spyware, rootkits, and DRM without their SP's to update it.Yeah your right.. no tin hatsYeah your right.. no tin hats ... just 5 times longer to figure out...
- Tags: Operating systems, SP-3, TechNet tester, Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate, Windows XP SP3, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-12-03
- Backdooring Windows Media files (and assorted Microsoft security problems)
- Backdooring Windows Media files and assorted Microsoft security problemsSeen awile back[I]I found that a fully patched windows XP SP2 with IE6 or IE7 and Windows Media Player 9 default will open any page of your choice in less restrictive Internet Explorer environment even if your default browser is Firefox, Opera...
- Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Internet Explorer, wmp11, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-19
- Backdooring Windows Media files (and assorted Microsoft security problems)
- Petko D. Petkov's ongoing research into malicious rigging of media files is now taking aim at Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows Media Player WMP software. The latest discovery revolves around manipulating ".asx" files to display a Web page within the standalone media player. [The] page will be opened...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Service Pack 2, Vulnerability, Discovery, Microsoft Corp., Media Player, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
- Firefox raises barrier to cross-site scripting attacks
- Firefox raises barrier to cross-site scripting attackshttponly doesn't prevent XSSThis doesn't prevent cross-site scripting. It mitigates the damage that can be done if a cross-site scripting vulnerability is exploited. One of the most common actions is to steal cookies to impersonate someone. With httponly cookies that becomes...
- Tags: Web browsers, barrier, Mozilla Firefox, httpOnly, XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
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