Microsoft sees 'huge increase' in IE attacks

InfoWorld ^ | 15 Dec 2008 | Gregg Keizer

[GATOR NAVY]

Normally I would only pay passing interest to this because I use Firefox but last night I was looking up some information on our borough website and the pages I was using only worked with Internet Explorer. I thought the days of designing pages of that only worked on one browser were past but apparently not when you are dealing with government.

[Da Coyote]

Not only the govt, but Microsoft contributes in their normal, proprietary, bug-ridden way.

[Red Badger]

Yes, IE attacks my computer every time I try to use it.

THAT’S WHY I USE FIREFOX!!!!!!!!...........

[avacado]

Microsoft should never have been allowed on the Internet.

[rightwingextremist1776]

Oh joy...more work for me......(which isn’t a bad thing now a days).

[wastedyears]

[VideoDoctor]

IE is OUT... FIREFOX is IN.

FIREFOX us a much better Internet browser... and it's FREE.

[hiredhand]

"Interesting" words from a company which produces an operating system which by definition is malware. :-)

[Graybeard58]

I thought the days of designing pages of that only worked on one browser were past but apparently not when you are dealing with government.

I haven't checked lately but it used to be that you had to use I.E. to order from Wal-Mart online.

[vox_freedom]

Personally, greatly favor Firefox, Safari, and a Mac OS.

[Ceebass]

Don’t people have better things to do?

[Ceebass]

Don’t people have better things to do?

[DonaldC]

I’m somewhat surprised Microsoft has not developed a patch yet. This seems slow even for them given the threat.

[1L]

Switch to Chrome. No memory leaks.

[Red Badger]

Chrome?......

[Mojave]

http://www.google.com/chrome

[dfwgator]

Google Chrome Browser

[KellyM37]

Don’t use IE. Use Firefox. Since Gates is obama’s new pal, wonder what some of those Microsoft updates really are? you don’t need those updates. All those security updates are BS. Just pay for good pretection on your computer, don’t count on Microsoft to do it. Even the Dell techs told me they don’t download those updates, you don’t need them.

[Prole]

I like Opera, too.

Vista and Firefox do not get along very well, so I use Opera most of the time.

[McGruff]

some originated from hacked pornography sites.

Not going to go there. Wouldn't be prudent.