Microsoft to Issue Out-of-Cycle Patch for IE

rsw writes "Microsoft will be breaking their normal patch cycle and issuing a patch for the Download.Ject attack (a.k.a. Scob). They claim that the forthcoming patch will be a "long-term solution to the core vulnerability" exploited by Scob." Note that this does not mean that they are replacing IE with FireFox.

Not firefox

[ChrisMG999]

They're replacing it with Safari

Slashdot

[john_smith_45678]

...where I come for all my MS IE patch news.

Firefox is not necessary

[darth_MALL]

From the article: "Our users should have confidence that as long as they're running the latest browser with all the latest security fixes, they will have the most powerful and secure browsing experience," So there you go. Nothing to see here. Move Along.

/. threads work like that?!

[UFNinja]

Maybe I can convince my boss to let me play Doom 3 on my workstation. I'll just show him a /. thread on it. ;-)

Does this mean Microsoft is going...

[Anonymous Coward]

...with the Rhythm method?

Re:Firefox

[Malc]

Come on now! You don't think the /. authors live up to expectations and actually develop under Linux using one of the many standard's compliant browsers do you? It's obvious that they code for and test with IE! ... how else could you explain it?

Re:Firefox

[Anonymous Coward]

So that's the problem - Firefox rendering Slashdot. I just thought they were using a new sickening glowing olive color for the IT section.

Re:The mounting pressure

[Anonymous Coward]

As long as we're fixing up the original quote, let's try to preserve its true meaning:

"Our users should have confidence that as long as they're running the latest browser with all the latest security fixes [Mozilla Firefox], they will have the most powerful and secure browsing experience,"

Re:Wow

[Q2Serpent]

who will follow the spec to the letter (even if it is mispelled)

It happens to the best of us :)

Re:Actually, it was patched long ago...

[Anonymous Coward]

I have a feeling SP2 will change a lot of attitudes about Windows XP security.

Given how many things that are flat-out broken after the installation of SP2, and that roughly 50% typical systems refuse to boot after installation of RC2, I'd say SP2 is going to change a lot of attitudes about XP - not just XP security.

Microsoft: "We secretly installed SP2 on Bob's laptop. Let's see if he notices."
Bob: (spits out coffee) "What the hell is this crap?!"