Comments on: Web site virus attack blunted

But is another such attack possible? Experts say yes--and warn surfers to be wary.

Wow.

The way things are working now, before too long someone will have a virus/hack that will effectively infect all of the US..and possibly the world.

This may not sound very possible right now..but technology is constantly growing..and before long it will easily be with reach

Wow.

The way things are working now, before too long someone will have a virus/hack that will effectively infect all of the US..and possibly the world.

This may not sound very possible right now..but technology is constantly growing..and before long it will easily be with reach

Where is the attack on the Surfer?

I would like to know where is the attack point to the avarage web surfer?
Does it come in from the IE browser?
You se i use OPERA and woul;d like to know if Simply using a different Browser will help to eliminate alot of these web attacks.
It seems to me that almost every Microsoft patch ive seen in the past year has had something to do with a buffer overflow, and the text to the patch's always reffers to "if a Malichiious web site, were to install a code to...etc...etc.."
So my main question here is Where is the Flaw for these things lying, if its simply in the browser, should not a different browser solve the problem...assuming the source code of the browser is not identical to Microsoft?

[djugan]

Browser security -- latest threat

Yes, as you've stated, this is yet another exploit originating with an unpatched Microsoft IIS web server -- one that you've visited. On the client side, the exploit uses a so far unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer configured at a security setting of *less than* "high."

If you're using an alternative browser (e.g. Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, etc.) you should not be affected, provided that you're OS patches are up-to-date.

This is yet another example of an exploit rendered harmless simply by avoiding the installation or use of Internet Explorer, Outlook, and a host of other integrated Microsoft operating system 'add-ons'.

Lose 'em -- *don't use 'em*!

Where is the attack on the Surfer?

I would like to know where is the attack point to the avarage web surfer?
Does it come in from the IE browser?
You se i use OPERA and woul;d like to know if Simply using a different Browser will help to eliminate alot of these web attacks.
It seems to me that almost every Microsoft patch ive seen in the past year has had something to do with a buffer overflow, and the text to the patch's always reffers to "if a Malichiious web site, were to install a code to...etc...etc.."
So my main question here is Where is the Flaw for these things lying, if its simply in the browser, should not a different browser solve the problem...assuming the source code of the browser is not identical to Microsoft?

[djugan]

Browser security -- latest threat

Yes, as you've stated, this is yet another exploit originating with an unpatched Microsoft IIS web server -- one that you've visited. On the client side, the exploit uses a so far unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer configured at a security setting of *less than* "high."

If you're using an alternative browser (e.g. Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, etc.) you should not be affected, provided that you're OS patches are up-to-date.

This is yet another example of an exploit rendered harmless simply by avoiding the installation or use of Internet Explorer, Outlook, and a host of other integrated Microsoft operating system 'add-ons'.

Lose 'em -- *don't use 'em*!

[gardens12]

help, I have contacted many viruses and need my computor for work tommorrow