Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser.
If exploited by a booby-trapped webpage the bug would allow attackers to take control of an unprotected computer.
Nope, most people still use IE,Originally Posted by _GTech;11754310
I thought everyone switched to Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome or something?
Same with me, I still use IE. Its such a joke that people are so high and mighty about not using IE. I hate the way firefox loads pages, interface of Chrome drives me nuts and I dont use plugins for anything, so why shouldnt I use IE?Originally Posted by bucdan;11754465
I still use IE, IE9 specifically. What does that make me? Lol. No issues here, slow a bit, but I have patience.
Why don't I get chrome? Not sure...
Ive never used anything except IE.Originally Posted by justinjja;11754339
Nope, most people still use IE,
But maybe not on this site...
Quote:Originally Posted by cbrazeau1115;11754663
Same with me, I still use IE. Its such a joke that people are so high and mighty about not using IE. I hate the way firefox loads pages, interface of Chrome drives me nuts and I dont use plugins for anything, so why shouldnt I use IE?
It's not that everyone is an elitist and it's cool to hate IE, but most tech-savvy people prefer faster, more efficient, more customizable and more secure browsers.Originally Posted by Rik Ferguson, senior security analyst at Trend Micro
"It is highly reminiscent of a vulnerability at the same time two years ago which prompted several national governments to warn against using IE and to switch to an alternative browser."
Quote:Originally Posted by justinjja;11754339
Nope, most people still use IE,
But maybe not on this site...
Quote:Originally Posted by bucdan;11754465
I still use IE, IE9 specifically. What does that make me? Lol. No issues here, slow a bit, but I have patience.
Why don't I get chrome? Not sure...
i used firefox for about 3 years then switched back to ie. i don't know why. i mean they're all god damn internet browsers and nothing more.Originally Posted by BradleyW;11754773
Ive never used anything except IE.
Read the source and you'll find out...Originally Posted by cbrazeau1115;11754663
Same with me, I still use IE. Its such a joke that people are so high and mighty about not using IE. I hate the way firefox loads pages, interface of Chrome drives me nuts and I dont use plugins for anything, so why shouldnt I use IE?
Originally Posted by cbrazeau1115;11754663
Same with me, I still use IE. Its such a joke that people are so high and mighty about not using IE. I hate the way firefox loads pages, interface of Chrome drives me nuts and I dont use plugins for anything, so why shouldnt I use IE?
Faster for a browser is all relative, when loading times are so close that its goes almsot unnoticed it doesnt matter that its faster. Besides the fact that the average user and even advance users (like myself) dont care about customizing our browsers. And the secure browsers argument is a vassle argument, just like people who argue that Apple is more secure, its less to do with security and more to do with popularity.Originally Posted by MrLinky;11754776
It's not that everyone is an elitist and it's cool to hate IE, but most tech-savvy people prefer faster, more efficient, more customizable and more secure browsers.
Around 2004 or so, IE6 was pretty bad. MS did not see updating IE6 frequently as a priority. There was a bunch of exploits that messed up people's computers.Originally Posted by cbrazeau1115;11755792
Faster for a browser is all relative, when loading times are so close that its goes almsot unnoticed it doesnt matter that its faster. Besides the fact that the average user and even advance users (like myself) dont care about customizing our browsers. And the secure browsers argument is a vassle argument, just like people who argue that Apple is more secure, its less to do with security and more to do with popularity.
Actually, due to it's relationship to BSD, osx really is more secure than windows. If you'd like to know why, you can PM me.Originally Posted by cbrazeau1115;11755792
And the secure browsers argument is a vassle argument, just like people who argue that Apple is more secure, its less to do with security and more to do with popularity.