TNT: Among others, I have seen DOXDESK, as part of their parasite test, use Javascript to sequence through a list of malware ActiveX CLSIDs in...
Geoff: Thanks for the heads-up. CrackMan
Confirm: Yet another IE remote hole Fully-patched XP/SP2 with IE6 crashes on all four tests. One does not need to enable active content to cause...
After reading the following, I now concur -- not because "unnecessary" updates should be ignored, but because KB911567 creates problems with...
EJR: I tried Spyware Doctor about a year ago and, frankly, didn't like it. It seemed to step all over what I was trying to do in a typical...
I'd say: Implement KB911567 KB911567 details a Windows Address Book File (.wab) vulnerability – which, if nothing else, probably should be...
Flash IS corrupted StevieO: Macromedia's Flash has received some scrutiny lately. Secunia documents a problem, originally reported by...
Rasheed: True. You and probably most individuals who tune into this, or other security-conscious sites, will likely have hardened browsers...
No, a different issue here. This is not related to the "Execute by Hyperlink" capability that is enabled by the permission Launching programs and...
This is similar to a long-standing "exploit" involving frame injection, and, like that issue, the new vulnerability requires that the permission...
No. If you don't like ads, don't look at them, but let the websites show their content. CrackMan
Sorry, there was no intent to say someone was right or wrong; it's easy to lose someone's present stance in a long thread of cryptic posts. My...
D.A. is correct here. Not quite true indeed, although Active Scripting is the major catalyst behind the trickery employed in drive-by downloads....
Appears so, but the same link can be followed via an obfuscated Close button in a popup, many of which have the entire window be the link. HIPS...
I noticed that some has posted just as I prepare this reply. Follow the link; it covers "Drive-By Download" countermeasures soon to be seen in...
I don't post frequently here or anywhere very often, but this discussion draws me and my humble opinion into the mix. Being one who uses IE with...
XP/IE6/SP2, patched fully as of the date of this posting, passes. Caveats: I do have an Admin list for ActiveX, so no guarantees about what...
I guess my attitude is not to disable as many as possible, but to enable what is necessary for most websites without compromising security ....
To those who have replied (MrkVonic, Rmus, StevieO, and any others who might have posted while I compose this): I really appreciate your...
While browsing for some information on physics, I encountered a web site called 'cyclotron dot info' (standard URL is not specified lest someone...
Leccy: I'm curious about the common thread of Dell computers giving a WEBCAL discrepancy. Do you remember how many bytes mismatched? Did you...
Maybe, just maybe, there may be some answers for Hard Rocker. I had noticed the same Hive/API discrepancy that he did, as quoted: On my own...
Since my last (and only) post to this thread concerning my similar results with Rootkit Revealer, I have downloaded and run RKDetector. My...
I am new to this forum and found the following. Hope I'm not breaking protocol by posting my experiences in this thread. This post is most...
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