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Security flaw with Internet Explorer that may compromise passwords???

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  1. BCP BCP is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 5:33pm)

    Just read this article on yahoo regarding a security flaw on Internet Explorer that may compromise online gaming passwords. I'm a computer noob so I don't know if this can affect our poker site logins. Can anyone here clarify?

    (Hope this isn't a repost. I searched internet explorer in PD and didn't come up with this.)

    <h1>Major flaw revealed in Internet Explorer; users urged to switch</h1>
    Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:49AM EST

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    The major press outlets are abuzz this morning with news of a major new security flaw that affects all versions of Internet Explorer from IE5 to the latest beta of IE8. The attack has serious and far-reaching ramifications -- and they're not just theoretical attacks. In fact, the flaw is already in wide use as a tool to steal online game passwords, with some 10,000 websites infected with the code needed to take advantage of the hole in IE.

    Virtually all security experts (as well as myself) are counseling users to switch to any other web browser -- none of the others are affected, including Firefox, Chrome, and Opera -- at least for the time being, though Microsoft has stubbornly said it "cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw." Microsoft adds that it is working on a fix but has offered no ETA on when that might happen. Meanwhile it offers some suggestions for a temporary patch, including setting your Internet security zone settings to "high" and offering some complicated workarounds. (Some reports state, however, that the fixes do not actually work.)

    Expedient patching or switching are essential. Security pros fear that the attack will soon spread beyond the theft of gaming passwords and into more criminal arenas, as the malicious code can be placed on any website and can be adapted to steal any password stored or entered using the browser. It's now down to the issue of time: Will Microsoft repair the problem and distribute a patch quickly enough to head off the tsunami of fraud that's about to hit or will it come too late to do any good?

    Meanwhile, I'll reiterate my recommendation: Switch from Internet Explorer as soon as you can. You can always switch back once the threat is eliminated.
  2. DoubleUp28 DoubleUp28 is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 8:04pm) in reply to BCP

    Why has nobody responded to this? Is this true?
  3. jesterwords jesterwords is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 8:09pm) in reply to DoubleUp28

     
    Originally Posted by DoubleUp28 View Post


    Why has nobody responded to this? Is this true?

    Yes, it is true.

    Do yourself a favor and switch over to Firefox. I stopped using IE over three years ago.
  4. bigwillie20 bigwillie20 is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 8:12pm) in reply to jesterwords

     
    Originally Posted by jesterwords View Post

     
    Originally Posted by DoubleUp28 View Post


    Why has nobody responded to this? Is this true?

    Yes, it is true.

    Do yourself a favor and switch over to Firefox. I stopped using IE over three years ago.

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  5. shuggen shuggen is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 8:26pm) in reply to BCP

    more like internet exploiter
  6. DoubleUp28 DoubleUp28 is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 8:38pm) in reply to shuggen

    Computer noob question....I use Firefox but have Internet Explorer on my computer...am I ok? I dont think theres even a way to completely delete IE???
  7. BCP BCP is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 8:40pm) in reply to jesterwords

     
    Originally Posted by jesterwords View Post

     
    Originally Posted by DoubleUp28 View Post


    Why has nobody responded to this? Is this true?

    Yes, it is true.

    Do yourself a favor and switch over to Firefox. I stopped using IE over three years ago.

    Switched to Firefox to play it safe. Will take some getting used to but it sounds like it was something I should have done a long time ago.
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  8. Da Donkey Da Donkey is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 9:02pm) in reply to BCP

    I am making my first post using the new Google Chrome that I downloaded until IE can fix their issues. It's pretty quick and simple and doesn't have all that unnecessary crap other browsers have. Why does no one like Chrome
  9. tmleafs1967 tmleafs1967 is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 9:56pm) in reply to DoubleUp28

    your fine.
  10. rusostreet rusostreet is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 10:03pm) in reply to tmleafs1967

    how do you delte IE??
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  11. tmleafs1967 tmleafs1967 is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 10:05pm) in reply to BCP

    Use this http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...529EA52AD94%7D

    and these vulnerability patches.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313675

    The vulnerability problems are less about being hacked and more about being spoofed.

    Take direct paths to url's not links, this is the biggest problem online, once u step onto a spoofed site you get harvested.

    firefox/chrome are just as vulnerable to this don't kid yourselves.

    Turn cookies off and internet security to high and you wont have these problems.

    Permanent fix is out tomorrow here is link for temporARY fix immediatly
    http://lifehacker.com/5111888/intern...-now-available

    This isn't a "patch", It unregisters OLEDB32.DLL, which is the file that contains the problem.
  12. tmleafs1967 tmleafs1967 is offline

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    Dec 16th, 2008 (12/16/2008 10:09pm) in reply to rusostreet

    It's hardwired into windows u can delete but never get rid of it

    start/computer/c:/programfiles/internetexplorer

    Just so you know russo all browsers are vulnerable, this one just got publically exploited is all, they all get hacked daily it's very common.

    This public outing has alot to do with bill gates new takeover bid on yahoo again last week, discrediting him goes a long way.
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