Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 20th Mar 2006 07:31 UTC
There's a software product coming that has the potential to demote spyware from a security priority to an afterthought: Windows Vista. Spyware has become a serious security problem for users of Microsoft's operating system over the past years, giving rise to a host of third-party tools to fight the insidious software. But perhaps the best defensive program has yet to ship, some analysts believe.
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RE[4]: Maybe if they started over.
by sappyvcv on Tue 21st Mar 2006 15:55
in reply to "RE[3]: Maybe if they started over."
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That's not completely true. Before SP2, there were some holes that allowed a site to circumvent the popup and just install stuff automatically.
Have you never had the pleasure of going to a site with IE and having it start installing toolbars and spyware without asking you anything or doing anything else? It's no fun, and one reason I stopped using IE.
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ActiveX can NOT be installed automatically.
No matter what, IE will ALWAYS pop up a dialog asking you if you want to install this unsigned (or even signed) ActiveX control from company X.
It has been that way since at least IE6 first came out.