> Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 13:03:22 +1200 > From: Nick FitzGerald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] How big is the danger of IE? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Organization: Personal account >
<snip> > http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713878 > > ... > > Use a different web browser > </snip> Admittedly number 6 of 6 solutions, but the fact that CERT suggests it at all makes it big news in these circles. However, I've see people debate the use of such an action where IE is built into the operating system and will conitue to operate regards of another brower being installed. I thought I might mention to you that there is an easy handling for using another browser and disabling IE. After downloading and installing another browser, open IE, go to Tools, Options (or Internet Options in the Control Panel) Connections, LAN Settings. Check the Use a proxy (Auto detect must be unchecked) and set the addressas "0.0.0.0" and the port as "1". IE and any program, script, etc. that wants to use it has now been effectively sent into a black hole, and any sane program that can be configured to access the Internet on it's own will do fine. This technique works especially well if you have a LAN proxy for your Internet access, and can be auto-configured so that the workstations on the company Intranet use it, but don't use the black hole proxy address for the internal company website(s). Note though, that this will also disable Outlook or Outlook Express from displaying web-based HTML email, but will not stop similar internal company emails from displaying correctly. -- Cheers, Dan Renner President Los Angeles Computerhelp http://losangelescomputerhelp.com 818.352.8700 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
