RE: Security flaw touches Windows Media Player, IE

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

> > > Not for these flaws because they requiring scripting and ActiveX to be 
> > > turned on.  Outlook and other email readers now turn off this stuff.

> Unfortunately, the software still comes with shiny clickable buttons 
> that let you turn that stuff back on.  This is important because people 
> *will* click on shiny clickable buttons if promised dancing hamsters as a 
> result. 

This is nonsense. It is not easy or obvious to non-experts how to change
this specific setting: 

        Tools-Options
        Security Tab
        Change the selected Zone in the list. 

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larryseltzer () ziffdavis com 


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