Re: Security Hole in IE

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No_at_SpaM
Date: 06/22/04


Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:27:51 -0400

If your machine is up to date with all Windows "Critical" Updates, you don't
need to worry about the DSO Exploit. You can configure Spybot to ignore
that finding in your scan.
Spybot's site will have information regarding this also.
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php

"J.J." <JJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C70C048-A4F4-49C2-946A-C5DAAEBD7032@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I ran Spybot-S&D and it advised me that I have a "security hole in IE
allowing websites to execute code without asking me first" and directed me
to
>
> http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm001-ie/
>
> It describes it as a DSO exploit and wants me to make a regedit.
> Has anybody else encountered this? Can anybody advise?
> Thanx in anticipation,
> J.J.



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