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Re: [News] Critical Internet Explorer Flaw Returns to Life, Affects IE7

On Friday 23 February 2007 10:52 Erik Funkenbusch wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:04:32 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Critical IE Graphics Flaw Resurfaces
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| It's bad enough when crooks exploit bugs to ruin a home computer,
>>| but the consequences of a successful attack can be much worse.
>>| A substitute teacher in Norwich, Connecticut, found that out when
>>| a computer she was using in her classroom suddenly started showing
>>| pornographic pop-up ads to everyone in the class. She now faces up
>>| to 40 years in prison after being convicted of willfully showing
>>| her students the images. A security expert hired by her defense,
>>| however, says he found malicious software on the PC.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/128385;_ylt=AnYSp3TwbF_W2YFkgjhv9oEDW7oF
>> 
>> Most secure Web browser ever, eh?
> 
> "Both IE 6 and 7 are affected, but IE 7 in Windows Vista is not."
> 
> Funny how you keep forgetting that bit...

So tell us, Erik -

1. How many people today (23 Feb 2007) use Internet Explorer?

2. What percentage of these use Internet Explorer 7 in Vista?

Approximations will suffice.

TIA


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