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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 12:44 AM
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Don't press the F1 key in Windows XP!
Edited on Wed Mar-03-10 01:09 AM by pokerfan
Computerworld - Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE).

In a security advisory issued late Monday, Microsoft confirmed the unpatched bug in VBScript that Polish researcher Maurycy Prodeus had revealed Friday, offered more information on the flaw and provided some advice on how to protect PCs until a patch shipped.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9164038/Microsoft_Don_t_press_F1_key_in_Windows_XP
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 02:11 AM
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1. Peh. IE.
Yuck. Internet Exposer, indeed.

The only use I ever have for IE is to get Windows updates and to download Firefox for the first time.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 05:09 AM
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2. I don't use Internet ExploDer for anything
My firewall is set to block it completely.
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 01:41 PM
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3. You may want to rethink that, actually.
There are some things that absolutely, adamantly require IE because they're asses about using ActiveX controls (another Micro$oft "innovation" we could all have merrily done without). Windows Update is one I can think of.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 02:58 PM
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4. I turn updates OFF
If there's something specific I need I'll download it directly. 99% of updates are to fix things in IE or Outlook-I don't use either of those. As far as the rest goes-if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Berserker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-10 10:26 PM
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5. IE
Does that stand for Idiot Exposed?
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