But, my point is, that if IE weren't around then alternative methods would be employed to trick people into installing SpyWare. Do you really think that the FireFox extensions architecture will NOT be used for spyware?
Are you arguing that IE should not be used or hat patched software should not be used? Because to argue on one hand that people should be more security conscious and move to a new browser, but only show tests from unpatched codebases to prove it seems a bit disingenuous. Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:25 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: SOT: Browser Stats (stirring the pot) > > Jim Davis wrote: > > > > Remember that in the case of spyware "Attacked" doesn't have to indicate > any > > security limitation in the client software. Spyware does not get on IE > > machines because IE is less secure. Spyware gets on IE machines for the > > same reason it gets on any machine: because people are tricked into > > installing it. > > B*llsh*t. A significant part or even the majority installs itself > through IE vulnerabilities: > http://www.benedelman.org/news/111804-1.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186284 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
