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Internet Explorer Protected Mode and other stuff...

For your viewing pleasure.. an excellent video from TechEd Windows Vista System Integrity Technologies http://www.microsoft.com/emea/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=223 Steve Riley is a fun presenter... messy blonde hair, sneakers, red pants, blue shirt...

Thanks Ian! I enjoyed the giggle :)

One of my loyal readers pointed me to this site, coincidentally after reading my blogpost about the Bit9 assessment which placed Firefox 1.0.7 as the most dangerous non-malicious software out there: http://www.cweiske.de/ It seems the owner/author doesn...

The Phishing Filter - addressing privacy concerns

It has, at times, been a real uphill battle trying to convince the 'man on the street' to take advantage of the Phishing Filter that is an integral part of Internet Explorer 7, and available as an add-in for the MSN Toolbar. To that end, Microsoft commissioned Jefferson Wells to conduct an independent analysis of the Phishing Filter in IE7 and the MSN Toolbar and then issue a Privacy Audit Report. This report is available at http://www.jeffersonwells.com/client_audit_reports/main.htm. ...

Fix: Internet Explorer freezes when using the drop-down address bar list when the fix described in KB908531 is installed

Stephen *** has posted to ie6.browser newsgroup regarding a known problem with MS06-15 / KB908531 wherein Internet Explorer may free when you attempt to use the drop-down list in the Address Bar. MS have tracked down the cause of the problem, and it is wide spread enough to be deserving of publicity....

The eEye hack for the createTextRange vulnerability

Summary: My advice? Don't install it. (Please forgive any grammatical or logical flow errors - I'm running real short of time but wanted to get this live before starting my work day). Two MS security bloggers have mentioned the eEye "patch" that protects...

Confirmed: createTextRange vulnerability is being exploited

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=JS%5FDLOADER%2EBXR&VSect=P I do note on the diagram that it stipulates that only the "January edition" of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview is vulnerable. There has been a lot of confusion...