Re: MSN Says: Mozilla's Firefox trumps Internet Explorer
From: MAP (MAP_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/08/04
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 04:07:01 -0700
"N. Miller" wrote:
> In article <26fe701c4639c$b85d3260$a601280a@phx.gbl>, Squalished says...
>
> > We don't know what the hackers would find
> > if everyone switched to Firefox and the hackers started
> > looking for vulnerabilities.
>
> But we do know what the hackers won't find in Firefox: "DestructiveX"
> scripting; the bane of MSIE users all over the world. Most browser
> hijackings start with an AciveX control installed, if the security setting
> is too low, or the browser unpatched, without the user's knowledge.
>
> --
> Norman
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>
It is really simple to set the activex controls to prompt or disable.
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