But thats your preference ;o)
I don't like Mozilla/FF or the other Gecko based browsers, and as I love
Avant Browser.... I use Avant Browser. Tis simple as it's my preference ;o)
Thanks Stephen - just downloaded and trying avant = looks good so far.
Has anyone seen reports of a new vulnerability using jpeg files ?
Seems you can catch a virus by your browser displaying jpeg files on
sites. It is a microsoft bug apparently - they expect big problems...
see below from Ziff Davis UK
The release of a program that demonstrates an exploit for the Windows
graphics-handling flaw could herald a new wave of viruses and Trojans
A sample program hit the Internet on Wednesday, showing by example how
malicious coders could compromise Windows computers by using a flaw in
the handling of a widespread graphics format by Microsoft's software.
Security professionals expect the release of the program to herald a
new round of attacks by viruses and Trojan horses incorporating the
code to circumvent security on Windows computers that have not been
updated. The flaw, in the way Microsoft's software processes JPEG
graphics, could allow a program to take control of a victim's computer
when the user opens a JPEG file.
"Within days, you'll likely see (attacks) using this code as a basis,"
said Vincent Weafer, senior director of security response for
antivirus-software company Symantec. "This is dangerous in a sense
that everyone processes JPEG files to some degree."
The program is the latest example of "exploit code," a sample that
shows others how to create attack programs that can take advantage of
a particular flaw. Such code preceded the Sasser worm by two days and
the MSBlast worm by nine days.
The critical flaw the program exploits has to do with how Microsoft's
operating systems and other software process the widely used JPEG
image format. Because the software giant's Internet Explorer browser
is vulnerable, Windows users could fall prey to an attack just by
visiting a Web site that has JPEG images.
The flaw affects various versions of at least a dozen Microsoft
software applications and operating systems, including Windows XP,
Windows Server 2003, Office XP, Office 2003, Internet Explorer 6
Service Pack 1, Project, Visio, Picture It and Digital Image Pro. The
software giant has a full list of the applications in the advisory on
its Web site. Windows XP Service Pack 2, which is still being
distributed to many customers' computers, is not vulnerable to the
flaw.
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