Why you should dump IE. - Page 7

Mal · 04-07-2004, 17:52

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Originally Posted by greencreeper

Well I never found it

Firefox has a built-in search, in which you can use various different search engines, including google.com/co.uk etc...

It has it's own pop-up stopper so you don't need the Google toolbar.

There is a Googlebar extension if you really need it.

greencreeper · 04-07-2004, 17:57

I'm more interested in Google's autofill function for web forms - saves a lot of typing. Firefox didn't seem to have this capability.

Richard M · 04-07-2004, 18:13

Tools>Options>Privacy>"Remember form information"
The Mozilla browser has this in the Tools>Form Manager menu.

greencreeper · 04-07-2004, 18:32

That sounds like autocomplete, which isn't the same as clicking one button and having the form fields automatically filled in.

Bifta · 06-07-2004, 00:15

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Originally Posted by Richard M

It's the beginning of the end for IE, now the US government are strongly advising people to switch to alternative browsers:
http://www.wired.com/news/infostruct...,64065,00.html
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...&tid=95&tid=99

Note that Avant and MyIE are still using the Trident(IE) rendering engine so still have the same vulnerabilities.

I believe the patch for this is now on windows update

Richard M · 06-07-2004, 00:25

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Originally Posted by Bifta

I believe the patch for this is now on windows update

Now I'm not saying you should believe everything you read on the Register, they've let us down plenty of times too

but take a look at this:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/05/ie_vuln/

Bifta · 06-07-2004, 00:30

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Originally Posted by Richard M

Now I'm not saying you should believe everything you read on the Register, they've let us down plenty of times too

but take a look at this:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/05/ie_vuln/

I'm still sure they'll release a patch that will block that particular hole though.

**Chris** · 06-07-2004, 10:34

The 'ditch IE' message seems to be gathering pace - yesterday's Independent ran a big feature on page 3 about the latest security hole and the advice from 'experts' to stop using IE and get an alternative browser instead.

SOSAGES · 06-07-2004, 10:45

while i am not a ms lover i do use IE and dont have a problem with it but:

The Secunia web site at http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/ lists the following as vulnerable....

Software: Internet Explorer 5.x for Mac
Konqueror 3.x
Mozilla 0.x
Mozilla 1.0
Mozilla 1.1
Mozilla 1.2
Mozilla 1.3
Mozilla 1.4
Mozilla 1.5
Mozilla 1.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.x
Netscape 6.x
Netscape 7.x
Opera 5.x
Opera 6.x
Opera 7.x
Safari 1.x

Richard M · 06-07-2004, 10:50

Mozilla is now on 1.7 BTW.

downquark1 · 06-07-2004, 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOSAGES

while i am not a ms lover i do use IE and dont have a problem with it but:

The Secunia web site at http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/ lists the following as vulnerable....

Software: Internet Explorer 5.x for Mac
Konqueror 3.x
Mozilla 0.x
Mozilla 1.0
Mozilla 1.1
Mozilla 1.2
Mozilla 1.3
Mozilla 1.4
Mozilla 1.5
Mozilla 1.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.x
Netscape 6.x
Netscape 7.x
Opera 5.x
Opera 6.x
Opera 7.x
Safari 1.x

What other browsers are there?

**Damien** · 06-07-2004, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOSAGES

while i am not a ms lover i do use IE and dont have a problem with it but:

The Secunia web site at http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/ lists the following as vulnerable....

Software: Internet Explorer 5.x for Mac
Konqueror 3.x
Mozilla 0.x
Mozilla 1.0
Mozilla 1.1
Mozilla 1.2
Mozilla 1.3
Mozilla 1.4
Mozilla 1.5
Mozilla 1.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.x
Netscape 6.x
Netscape 7.x
Opera 5.x
Opera 6.x
Opera 7.x
Safari 1.x

Thats all of them, all browsers have flaws but IE is the worst also as its the market leader people will target that

**Chris** · 06-07-2004, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOSAGES

while i am not a ms lover i do use IE and dont have a problem with it but:

The Secunia web site at http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/ lists the following as vulnerable....

Software: Internet Explorer 5.x for Mac
Konqueror 3.x
Mozilla 0.x
Mozilla 1.0
Mozilla 1.1
Mozilla 1.2
Mozilla 1.3
Mozilla 1.4
Mozilla 1.5
Mozilla 1.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.x
Netscape 6.x
Netscape 7.x
Opera 5.x
Opera 6.x
Opera 7.x
Safari 1.x

I just ran the vulnerability checker on that website, illustrating how a malicious site can 'inject' content into the frameset of another page already open on your machine.

How the blazes does it do that?!?!

**Damien** · 06-07-2004, 10:55

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Originally Posted by downquark1

What other browsers are there?

DOnt worry Safari 1.3 is out soon for mac users! Also people who have the developers release have reported that it is 300% faster in some case at loading pages. Hopefully gamespot.com will improve!

**Chris** · 06-07-2004, 11:01

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Originally Posted by Damien

DOnt worry Safari 1.3 is out soon for mac users! Also people who have the developers release have reported that it is 300% faster in some case at loading pages. Hopefully gamespot.com will improve!

Doubtless for osx 10.3 only. Money-grubbing swines.