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| 11 March 2005
| John Leyden
Posted on 03/11/2005 10:56:57 AM PST by ShadowAce
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posted on
03/11/2005 10:56:57 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
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posted on
03/11/2005 10:57:45 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
Well, duh. That's why I have always surfed with Java off. It is not and has never been safe to use. You turn it on only at the time you need it and turn it off immediately afterwards, if you want to remain protected.
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posted on
03/11/2005 10:59:16 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(I believe in the power of free markets to do good)
To: ShadowAce
Warning : Neil Diamond lyrics can be hazardous
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:01:44 AM PST
by
nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
To: thoughtomator
Agreed. This is also why I don't have any semblance of IE on my home computer.
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:02:15 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ShadowAce
If you have Windows, IE is on your computer whether you like it or not. Bring up the Start Menu, choose Run, and type "iexplore". It's there, and you can't get rid of it without changing the OS.
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:05:24 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(I believe in the power of free markets to do good)
Comment #7 Removed by Moderator
To: thoughtomator
...without changing the OS. Exactly.
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:06:38 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: thoughtomator
I have always hated Java...
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:07:09 AM PST
by
smith288
(The GOP, Ditech of politics... "lost another one to GOP" - Howard dean)
To: thoughtomator
Oh no, a poster here the other day told me it could be removed..... / s
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:08:57 AM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
To: thoughtomator
Check ShadowAce's tagline.
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:09:59 AM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Sure you can remove it... format c:
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:10:19 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(I believe in the power of free markets to do good)
To: thoughtomator
How do you turn Java off and on?
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:10:31 AM PST
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: ShadowAce
I installed Solaris 10 with JDS (their GUI) and have a full OpenOffice suite, decent Web browser (Mozilla), and Outlook-like email and PIM program (Evolution). No security problems either.
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:10:36 AM PST
by
ikka
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:10:45 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(I believe in the power of free markets to do good)
To: Taxman
In your security settings... under Options of Preferences depending on your browser.
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:11:13 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(I believe in the power of free markets to do good)
To: reaganaut
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:12:01 AM PST
by
reaganaut
(Not all Thanatologists are pro-death, abortion or euthanasia)
To: smith288
Um -- this says you have to choose to install the darned stuff.
So Java isn't the problem. If you choose to install anything on your machine, no one can protect you.
To: ShadowAce
OK, so we know that ActiveX is an entrypoint for Malware, and this adds JAVA as an entry point, and incoming mail with Outlook can introduce Malware....
This whole thing is shaping up just like an Arms Race....and MS$ is running far behind as I see it.
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posted on
03/11/2005 11:13:04 AM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
To: ShadowAce
Thereafter, if victims allow the packages to install, victims will be bombarded with Yeah, I always go to unknown web sites, get programs that try to automatically install, and say "Okay." Still, the base problem is IE, the malware you can't get rid of on XP.
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