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'Open source' IE patch withdrawn for further patching

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edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
It seems the recently released third-party 'open source' patch for Internet Explorer, the one that was supposed to plug the recently discovered spoofing vulnerability, has been withdrawn after it came to light that it contained more than a few nasty surprises. The most obvious one being the activation of a registry key frequently used by spyware.

[blockquote]Openwares.org, a month-old site which boasts "Software is free" today published source code and a binary executable purporting to fix a loophole in Internet Explorer for Windows. It's unusual, but not unprecedented, for third parties to issue their own fixes for Microsoft's exploit-riddled browser. But Heise advises that this patch could be more trouble than it's worth, and the fix has already been taken in for some maintenance.[/blockquote]
[link=http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/34618.html]The full story[/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?534]Related news[/link]

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    We have Linux, the last bastion of secure, wonderful, fast computing! :rolleyes:
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    for once you're right thrax! i'm so proud of you
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Except for the 'secure' part he is right!
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    you're calling linux unsecure? please don't tell me you're calling linux unsecure, please don't tell me that!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    You've not heard of the viruses, kernel exploits and trojans that have recently cropped up for Linux?

    Linux is about to suffer from the same insecurity due to popularity that Windows has.
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