Comments on: Major browsers bitten by security bugs

What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs.

[David Arbogast]

Absolutely classic

Lets not forget all the news.com articles suggesting that IE is falling out of favor because of browsers with a "tabbed browsing" feature. Now it seems that every browser with tabbed browsing is affected by a critical security bug. I guess our lesson is clear... if you want to be safe, boycott ALL web browsers. LoL... How many times does it need to be said...? No software is perfect. Adding new software to your system introduces new bugs. Pretty much every time. Suggesting to people that they install a new browser to avoid IE problems is just like encouraging them to install more flaws.

[wrwjpn]

Absolutely

Mr. Arbogast obiviously you are biased against most any critism
of MS. Are they your employer?

But anyways, the reason most people are revealing their hate for
IE is the fact that it is embedded into the system and so what is
a bug just for another browser is a security hole for your OS on
any MS pc. Did I forget mention that since they embedded IE into
their server, that leaves the server vulnerable as well. Why do
you need a web browser on a server? Most IT admins I talk to say
you don't but MS feels it is a need while most IT admins feel it is
just one more problem to deal with and keep up on the patches
that are being released.

But in answer to your statement "Suggesting to people that they
install a new browser to avoid IE problems is just like
encouraging them to install more flaws."

Yes but how many flaws will the avoid by doing so? If a flaw is
found it will only effect the browser not leave the whole system
vulnerable.

So most people should use alternate browsers and force MS to
clean up their coding. They boast that security is their top
priority, so let's see them do that and not just say that.

Just so you don't pass this off as someone just bashing MS, I am
qualified to spout off as I am MSCE 2000, CCNA, and CCDA. I
use a variety of systems and software and know which are more
vulnerable, and unfortunately IE is the most bug-ridden browser
out there.

Bill White

[Johnny Mnemonic]

Flame bait

What a stooge!

Browsers Beware...

While NO browser is totally secure, Internet browsers should
bewary of suspicious activity.

What about MAC OSX Safari Browser?
It too has "tabbed window option", but I do not use that feature
since I find it annoying. I only use Internet Explorer for Mac when
I HAVE TO (1% of the time).
Mac OSX Safari is 128bit hexidecimal enryption & Unix OS is
pretty stable & secure with password encoded Firewall protection
built in.
But NO computer, NO OS, NO browser software is totally safe...
-Eyes wide open in Seattle-

[JuggerNaut]

IE also affected by "Dialog Box Spoofing Vulnerability"!

The "Dialog Box Spoofing Vulnerability" affects Internet Explorer
using "Open Link in New Window" rather than the "Open Link in
New Tab" used to test the other browsers.

Question

Do these vulnerability apply to the browser's utilized only in the MS OS or does it affect all OS's (Linux/Unix)?

So what. This is no big suprise...

I don't know why people are suprised that most browsers out there have some problems. Programs today are large and more complex with more way to be attacked than ever before.

The important thing to consider is how many flaws have your browser had? Microsoft has clearly had the most, the other have had far fewer. This makes anything other than Internet Explorer much safer. Also, with Microsoft's update attitude the chances are the other browsers will get a fix long before IE. Add to that the features that the other browsers have over IE and the choice is simple.

As for people that critisize (sp?) I say anyone that doesn't critisize a company as large as Microsoft or that has had as many anti-trust law suites is an idiot. Microsoft has done and continues to do a lot wrong. They are still our only viable choice for an OS with the programs most people need, but that doesn't mean we have to love them or how they go about things. That alos doesn't mean other companies don't have problems too.

Adobe and Photoshop is a great example. Adobe keeps adding new features but only half-a*ses them. Features like the new Filter Gallery that is slow, a screen hog and doesn't offer opacity or blending mode controls, History with you can't save or turn in to an action and more.

All companies and programs have their faults one just needs to decide if it is a big enough problem to switch to something else. In the case of IE and how Microsoft wants to update it and support it is a big enough problem to switch.

Robert