Re: MicroMonopoly aids Terrorism?

From: Tedd Riggs (T_Riggs_at_MSN)
Date: 01/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:32:23 -0800

I'm confused, when I clicked the link below it goes right to the FDIC (the
real one) or am I missing something (that's always possible,.,,,) 

-- 
Tedd Riggs
PDA Square Content Developer
www.pdasquare.com
"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknownuniverse.org> wrote in message
news:u1OvJWq4DHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> "[T]he link is formatted to take advantage of an Internet Explorer flaw
> that allows an attacker to hide the true destination of the link; in this
> case, the address bar in Internet Explorer displays "www.fdic.gov," while
> the actual Web site is at a different address in Pakistan." -
> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5146716.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed
>
> And I wonder who in Pakistan would want to know about the financial
details
> about American citizens?  Who in Pakistan would want to exploit the fears
of
> the American populace for their own nefarious purposes?  Who, indeed?!
>
> Is MS glacial response to fixing the address bar flaw also helping
> terrorists fund future attacks on the innocents?
>
> Stop dragging your feet MS, people are now possibly being terrorized in
> their homes because of your Swiss cheese software!  Get a temp fix out
that
> informs people of the misdirection at the very least, if it's really that
> effin' hard to fix fully.
>
> PROTECT YOUR CUSTOMERS FROM YOUR MISTAKE, *NOW*!
>
> This should be a lesson to everyone why you can't put all of computer
> security eggs in one monopolistic basket!
>
> Demonstrations of the Address bar vulnerability:
>
> http://www.microscum.com/misc/devil/
>
> http://www.microscum.com/misc/intransigence/intransigence.htm
>
> Download & setup up Mozilla as your default browser, that way when you
click
> on a link in email, you'll know what website you're really being taken to.
>
> http://mozilla.org/download.html
>
> Protect yourself, because MS's desktop monopoly gives them absolutely no
> incentive to fix their own mistakes for their monopoly locked-in
customers!
>
> There should be an investigation into how MS's desktop monopoly has
weakened
> the safety of the general public!
>
> -- 
> Peace!
> Kurt
> Self-anointed Moderator
> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
> http://microscum.com
> "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
>
>

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