IE's hooks into windows make IE security vulnerablilities into OS vulnerablilities.
Netscape and other browsers, though just as able to have vulnerablities, are seperated from the underlying OS making it a step harder to attack the user's system through their browser. m. Hornat, Charles wrote: > I don't understand your logic with this response, What would separating them have >to do with this kind of hole? Lets face it, software, no matter who makes it, will >have holes. Its part of life. I don't want to get into a religious war here, but >please explain how taking IE away from MS would make a difference of any kind? > > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nina V. Levitin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: scary site > > > This is yet another reason to stick with Netscape. And yet another reason why >separating out Windows and Internet Explorer should be mandated. > > -Kit > > >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: leon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 9:30 AM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: scary site >>> >>> >>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>Hash: SHA1 >>> >>>http://www.liquidwd.freeserve.co.uk/ >>> >>> >>>Try it with a windows machine and IE with all patches. >>> >>>Be afraid be very afraid. >>> >>>FYI this is for all those people who are think that just having a >>>firewall is enough. >>> >>>Guess what? >>> >>>This works through packet filter, stateful inspection and proxy >>>servers. >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>Leon >>> >>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> >>> >>>iQA/AwUBPIUArNqAgf0xoaEuEQLn0wCgjtpLPuRxLbCscHrq32IjePeezf8AoI6t >>>T73+xCv/VhrCGDVDIVrFBqZl >>>=9gR6 >>>-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> >>> >>> > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The information contained in this message is intended only for the recipient, may be >privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this >message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for >delivering this message to the intended recipient, please be aware that any >dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have >received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the >message and deleting it from your computer. > > Thank you, > Standard & Poor's > > >
