security threat?

[Gadgetman]

while running spybot, i get the following message... and wondering if this
is in fact a security hole in I.E..... or can anyone tell me more about
this? and to the registry entries need removal?

thanks, gadgetman
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http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ie/

Company: Microsoft

Product: Internet Explorer

Threat: Security hole

Company URL: http://www.microsoft.com/

Company product URL: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/

Company privacy URL: http://www.microsoft.com/info/privacy.htm

Description

There's a security hole in IE allowing websites to execute code without
asking you first. You can find more information at
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ie/

 

[Scott M.]

It means that you probably haven't kept up with the updates to IE and it has
found a security hole that has not been patched.

 

[Gadgetman]

no, i think not. I just completed updating all windows.. and I.E.
so gotta be somthin else?
thanks

 

[Lem]

while running spybot, i get the following message... and wondering if this
is in fact a security hole in I.E..... or can anyone tell me more about
this? and to the registry entries need removal?

thanks, gadgetman
=====================
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ie/

Company: Microsoft

Product: Internet Explorer

Threat: Security hole

Company URL: http://www.microsoft.com/

Company product URL: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/

Company privacy URL: http://www.microsoft.com/info/privacy.htm

Description

There's a security hole in IE allowing websites to execute code without
asking you first. You can find more information at
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ie/

This WAS a security hole in IE that allegedly was plugged by one of the
various MS critical updates. Thoeretically, you can ignore Spybot S&D's
recommendation to make the registry changes. If you take the trouble to
figure out what the registry changes do, however, you'll find -- IIRC -- that
they prevent unsigned Active scripts from executing in cricumstances where you
really would rather than they not execute. In other words, the changes,
although perhaps unneeded, don't hurt and might help.

 

[Gadgetman]

thanks
gadget

This WAS a security hole in IE that allegedly was plugged by one of the
various MS critical updates. Thoeretically, you can ignore Spybot S&D's
recommendation to make the registry changes. If you take the trouble to
figure out what the registry changes do, however, you'll find -- IIRC -- that
they prevent unsigned Active scripts from executing in cricumstances where you
really would rather than they not execute. In other words, the changes,
although perhaps unneeded, don't hurt and might help.