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Sunday, July 04, 2004

Microsoft Security Flaws Renew Calls For Alternative Web Browsers

Associated Press: " It's been a bad week for many users of Microsoft's nearly ubiquitous Internet Explorer browser. A pair of virus attacks exploiting its vulnerabilities has led security experts to recommend that Web surfers consider such alternatives as Mozilla and Opera. Continuing to use Internet Explorer is "like playing the lottery," said Johannes B. Ullrich, chief technology officer of the nonprofit SANS Internet Security Center. The respected research center is among security groups recommending other browsers as long as a key vulnerability in IE remains unfixed, leaving it capable of running malicious code that's been hidden at a number of popular Web sites. Microsoft issued software Friday that, while not fixing the vulnerability entirely, disables a hacker's ability to deliver malicious code with it. SANS announced no immediate change to its recommendation."

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