RE: (IE/SCOB) Switching Software Because of Bugs: Some Facts About Software and Security bugs

["Drew Copley" <dcopley () eEye com>]

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> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of 
> Ron DuFresne
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:14 PM
> To: Drew Copley
> Cc: ntbugtraq () listserv ntbugtraq com; 
> bugtraq () securityfocus com; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] (IE/SCOB) Switching Software 
> Because of Bugs: Some Facts About Software and Security bugs
>
>
>
> The mere fact that mozilla or firefox or netscape are not 
> core components
> of the windows OS is actuallky reason enough to choose to change
> browsers, despite the bad hype and bug researchers with a 
> thing against m$
> and all the rest of the gunk.

It is "core", in a sense, but not really.

It is not in the actual kernel.

I don't really believe in protest purchasing, though, except
for faulty products. I might care if Microsoft were utilizing
the enslaved refugees from Sudan to make their software, but
they aren't. 

But, like I said, there are many reasons to use Mozilla
instead. The latest build supposedly is even better, I
have not tried it yet.

Security wise, there is a compelling reason in the fact that
Microsoft takes a very, very long time to fix security
issues -- far more then what could be reasonably given to
them regardless of the size or spread of their software.

Then, there are issues like the adodb stream issue which
all of the latest attacks use, an issue Microsoft oddly
refuses to address at all for nearly a year.

The IE open bugs issue remains a sore contention, one
which I have not had serious issue with until March,
when this credit card stealing wave started.


> Thanks,
>
>
> Ron DuFresne
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
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>
> OK, so you're a Ph.D.  Just don't touch anything.
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