It took a pretty big fiasco, but as the Ars Technica notes, this is the first time Microsoft has very clearly suggested users move away from IE6 because of a specific flaw. Now if they would all just heed that advice…
It’s a step forward, but then: two steps back. “I’m not aware that the vulnerability exists in other [non-IE browsers]… But those products may have other vulnerabilities.” Sigh.
That’s like saying: “I know smoking can cause cancer, but you might get cancer from something else, so you might as well smoke.”
(via @elliothere)
As you can see, the client configuration currently at risk is Windows XP running IE6,” the blog post reads. “We recommend users of IE6 on Windows XP upgrade to a new version of Internet Explorer and/or enable DEP. Users of other platforms are at reduced risk. We also recommend users of Windows XP upgrade to newer versions of Windows.
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