On Oct 2, 2009, at 4:24 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
My guess is part of the speed up is them by passing IE's security
filters.
"Microsoft says "hey, that thing just give malware more attach points
and makes our browser less secure" -- which cause a lot of chuckling
around the blogosphere. After all, Chrome is a pretty secure browser
and was the only one not to fall at Pwn2Own this year."
"However, as Sophos Labs' Mike Wood points out, there's one big, nasty
side effect that hasn't been talked about: social engineering malware.
So how long will it be before someone decides to inject a bogus "you
need Google Chrome Frame" popup on some compromised website?"
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/09/26/chrome-frame-presents-a-golden-opportunity-for-malware-authors/
So is the M$ line that we should all forgo an improved IE because some
of us are fatally stupid?
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