IE is a security hole
From: Jon (jdlee_at_fresno.k12.ca.us)
Date: 05/31/03
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Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 15:14:48 -0700
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>-----Original Message-----
>I recently had a run in with spyware, you know, the
software that stealthily
>installs itself on your computer and then starts offering
popup ads on just
>about every click you make.
>
>What a security hole! I removed several spyware programs,
including btlink,
>gator, adn savenow, only to have btlink come back three
times now. Once it
>came back while I was away. Yes, completely away from my
computer! I reset
>all IE configurations to only allow active-x
installs "with prompt". I then
>cleaned all these nasty programs from my computer using
regsvr32 /u *.dll,
>and cleaned the registry, rebooted, removed the files,
checked the registry
>in \software\microsoft\common files\windows\run to remove
anything there
>etc. I then rebooted the machine, opened IE, and went to
lunch. When I came
>back, BTLINK had reinstalled itself on its own.
>
>So How is it that IE has become such a huge security
hole? I mean, security
>is more than virus protection, its also privacy. Because
IE allows this kind
>of thing, even when a power user is in the middle of
cleaning their system
>(kind of like stealing while you're being arrested), my
home is no longer
>secure. I'm not secure in my "person, papers and things"
as the constitution
>of the US says. I'm open to thieves who have so easily
and openly hijacked
>Microsoft technology, and used my multi-thousand dollar
high-tech toy
>against me, and despite my efforts.
>
>The spyware folks can say that they have "prompted" the
user, but I know
>better. I've been on a crusade for a week now to rid my
computer of these
>spyware programs, and adware programs, and they keep
coming back DESPITE my
>efforts. So where is the security????
>
>Sad, I just had to install Opera because IE is just too
unsafe to run.
>
>
>.
>
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