Firefox Won't Save You from IE Flaws
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| Users running Firefox are vulnerable to IE flaws via files supported by
| Windows Media Player, a researcher shows.
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http://www.channelinsider.com/article/Firefox+Wont+Save+You+from+IE+Flaws/215558_1.aspx
IE is not secure:
Second Life and Microsoft Do Not Play Nice
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| This issue can also be tallied up to the many vulnerabilities often discoverd
| by the many Microsoft hating open source programmers out there. It has been
| discovered that Internet Explorer can be used to steal authentican
| credentials for Second Life grid logins.
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http://www.secondlifeupdate.com/2007/09/18/second-life-and-microsoft-do-not-play-nice/
Windows is not secure:
New security flaw found in Microsoft's MFC library
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| A new moderately critical vulnerability has been reported that affects two
| application programming interfaces (APIs) used in Windows XP.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2007/09/19/new-security-flaw-found-in-microsofts-mfc-library
Windows Media Player is not secure:
Security Researcher Finds Flaw in Windows Media Player
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| Hackers can wield malicious Windows Media Player files to exploit any
| unpatched Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability on a PC, even if IE isn't the
| browser of choice.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,137390-pg,1/article.html
Apple's proprietary counterpart isn't any better:
Firefox Fends Off QuickTime Bug Threat
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| "When the recent QuickTime-based exploit pointed out that the problem had not
| been entirely addressed, NoScript users were still entirely safe," Maone told
| LinuxInsider.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59441.html
It's a good thing Linux doesn't get QuickTime.
All the above shows that Open Source applications on Windows won't provide the
security of a full switch to Linux. Windows is the problem, not the Free
software people develop and compile for it.
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