Microsoft: Big Security Hole in All IE Versions

I have not tried to copy/past other things.

I did try your first suggestion and will see if that works. Incidentally there was no list of blocked addresses - I had to put in the address of my photobucket account - and of course could not copy/paste - that really makes me grind my teeth when I have to go
and look up and write down an address and then go back and type it in!

Your second suggestion I cant follow - there is nothing there with exceptions except for add ons (which I dont understand)

Edited to add: didnt work!

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Thank you, Calif_Sue. I used the import and probably got a lot more than I did just through the bookmarks.

My question: Since I am on Att_Uverse @yahoo, that is where I get my email. I still have to use this to read and send mail. Does that open me up to IE? Sometimes I am just too dense.

Christi

Microsoft is still creating a browser? ;-)

Whoda thunkit!

fancyvan, perhaps type your problems over in the computer problems and someone there may be better able to direct you. I just do Google searches for stuff and am in no way a computer guru but there are many over there that are.
Add-ons are small but extremely functional software programs that can be used as an extension of a program's original function.

Fancyvan, are you getting the error message that "the Microsoft file picker has suddenly shut down" when you try to right-click on the image?

Christi, looks like AT&T Uverse is your service provider and they have an email program. IE is a browser, it's what you use to browse the internet with. I have Google email and so access that email online on my Google home page. You should be able to access anything on the web even your email with any other browser like Firefox, Opera, Chrome etc.

pbta I dont right click on the picture - there are a number of links under the pic and I use one of those. But you have me thinking - maybe I should just try loading the pic directly from my own files.

So there are patches for IE now to fix this problem?

Can someone please point them out to me? Thank You!:-)

You can always go to the Microsoft website for updates and patches, also miatablu posted this link above
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155585/microsoft_issues_emergency_security_patch_for_ie.html

however, as I posted above, these 2 pages claim security issues remain.
http://www.internetnews.com/webcontent/article.php/3791986/Microsoft%20Patches%20IE%20But%20Security%20Issues%20Remain.htm

Can someone tell me how to get rid of IE. I have a brand new computer, A Dell, and last night, it went through the automatic update thing, and this morning I could not get anything on my computer. No web page, no email? I had to go to the restore program, and get rid of it. Now I want IE off my computer, at least tell me how to stop the automatic updates.
Thanks
Linda Kay

Try posting in the Computer Forum Linda, better chance of getting specific answers.

OK, Thanks

My problem fixed - seems to have had nothing to do with FF but with some changes at PB- I just have to copy/paste differently than I had been doing.Initial problem apparently related to Adobe flash player 10 plugin.

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Thanks for the warning, Dave. I switched to FF as soon as I saw your post.

taters55
Can you please share what you learn about removing IE from your computer!!?? - thanks

You don't need to get rid of IE--just having it on your computer isn't going to cause problems as long as you aren't using it to access the internet so it's probably more trouble than it's worth to try and get rid of it.

Thanks!, ecrane3!

Well, I still have both IE, and Firefox, but I use firefox for my choice of web browsers. . I am still trying to figure out how to fix the adobe flash program. I can't get it to work in firefox, but it does work, when I use IE???
I have chose to not automatically download the updates from microsoft. So I wait for the update to come in, and I choose when to install. If it messes up my computer, I just go to the restore program, and then all it is OK? Wish I knew a lot more about all this stuff, but each time it is a trial and error game!!!

LK

If I go FF, will all my downloaded software come with it? I use Roboform, a password manager. I suppose I'll have to re-assign all of my passwords to get them to pull up in FF? That alone would be a whole day's work. Also, I use Google as my server. Will that come with me in FF?

Martha

I don't have Roboform, but I think it's an independent application that should work no matter what browser you are running. I'm not sure what you mean by using Google as your server--if you have things set so that when your browser opens it automatically goes to Google you will probably have to set that up in Firefox, but if what you mean is you go there to get to email, etc then it'll work just fine.

I use Google as my home page so perhaps that's what you meant? When you first open your FF browser, just do a Google search and from there you would have to re-log in and then you can set it to be your home page every time you open up FF.

Sue, Google is not my home page. It is my internet carrier that directs my e-mails to Microsoft Outlook. I can, of course, go to the regular Google site with a toolbar, but I have to use my password to get to my Google account and Personal settings there.

Ecrane3, you guessed right. Roboform is an independent application. It generates and manages my passwords and with a click of a button, directs me to the desired site using the password. It generated passwords to all of my private, secure sites. The passwords are randomly picked and LONG. For instance, I programmed it to take me to Daves Garden, log on with my password, and put me on the Home page, all with the click of a button. I could NEVER remember all of my passwords without writing them down (which I regard a no-no). So I'm very dependent on Roboform. I do have an edit capability to go into Roboform.

In setting up Roboform, I first bring up the logon page (thru IE) to whatever secure site I want. Then I ask Roboform to note the site and generate a password for it. Then I save it. What I want to know is, can Roboform get me to the logon page site I designated when using Fire Fox instead of Internet Explorer?

Martha

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This message was edited Dec 22, 2008 9:55 PM

I think you're just going to have to try and see what happens with Roboform, I suspect it should still recognize your websites since it's an independent application and not an IE plugin sort of thing, but since I don't have it I couldn't tell you for sure. There's nothing to lose by trying, if it doesn't work then you'll have to think about whether you'd rather use IE with all its security issues, or take the time to do your passwords all over again. Hopefully it won't come to that though.

I'm still confused about your thing with Google, as far as I know they are not an internet provider--they have email and things like that, but you still need someone else (frequently someone like your phone company, cable company, etc) to get onto the internet in the first place. But regardless, anything you're doing with Google wouldn't be browser specific so things ought to work fine regardless of what browser you decide to use.

Right, Ecrane3, Comcast Cable is my internet provider. I am not savvy to computer lingo, so bear with me. I get to my Google account by password.

Google, receives my e-mails and exports them to my 2007 Microsoft Office Outlook which I use the most.

In my Google account, I can create a blog; publish a Microsoft document or any other kind of document on the Web; Picaso Web Albums; UTube; set up my financial portfolio; maps and directions; calendar; Talk; Web history (I love this convenience); and, Alerts (to follow a comprehensive news story, etc., for me).

I also have a Yahoo account, but I don't use it very much.

Does this make sense?

Martha

OK, makes sense. Nothing you've mentioned requires IE, so everything should work just fine in Firefox. The only thing you might find is if there are places that remember you so you don't have to log in every time, you may need to log in again when you switch browsers, but all your things should work just fine.

Thanks ,Ecrane3. You are a big help.

Martha