Stop Microsoft
All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: Kintaro on 27 August 2005, 18:07
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http://kintaro.noobify.com/kintarolabs/viewtopic.php?p=398#398
Read that, and if you don't believe me, try it yourself.
I will try it on other Operating Systems like Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2003, etc.
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They've fixed this bug in XP, the contents of these files is removed when you delete the files the old fashoned way using Internet explorer, see here (http://www.microsuck.com/forums/showthread.php?p=101861#post101861) for details.
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Windows 98: http://kintaro.noobify.com/kintarolabs/viewtopic.php?p=416#416
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If people are really botherd about Windows 98 they can just add a deltree command to the autoexec.bat to remove them on startup.
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Yeah, but its pretty pointless.
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The Microsoft Genuine Advantage ActiveX controls sneak down the .dat files on your system to see what warez sites you have been to if the checks failed and hopefully bust pirates. However this information is also obtained halfway by the United States government to find terrorist links/URI.
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Errr... right.
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Too bad I use Firefox so they'd never catch anyway but what you've just said is complete bullshit, please read this thread from the beginning.
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Why are ActiveX controlls a good this when they allow viruses to be installed and porn sites to rip people off by making their modems dial premium rate numbers?
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Too bad I use Firefox so they'd never catch anyway but what you've just said is complete bullshit, please read this thread from the beginning.
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Why are ActiveX controlls a good this when they allow viruses to be installed and porn sites to rip people off by making their modems dial premium rate numbers?
Microsoft thinks they're good because 90% of Windoze users don't know they exist, let alone how to disable them.
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Erm, IE7 warns you about every ActiveX control you encounter by default, and so does IE6 with SP2 when I think about it. And on Windows 2003 Internet Explorer owns Firefox security wise.
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Erm, IE7 warns you about every ActiveX control you encounter by default, and so does IE6 with SP2 when I think about it. And on Windows 2003 Internet Explorer owns Firefox security wise.
But the average windows user is stupid and just hits [Yes] [OK] [Agree] without reading anything.
And owning firefox security-wise, just because they DISCOVERED more exploits in it, doesn't mean it's more or less secure. It just proves someone found more exploits. And those figures were based on those that the vendor acknowledged. There were actually about 30 found for internet explorer iirc, but Microsoft said 27 of them weren't serious. Mozilla said that 18 of the 20 were. Who'se being more honest here?
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simple problem: IE (any version)
simple solution : firefox, opra, mozilla, ect
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The links at the top of this thread did not work for me...how do you find the really hidden files in 2000? I have that on two machines and XP on another...I already saw that XP deletes them but I am lost on the 2000...
SuzyQ
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You insert a linux install cd and reboot. That'll get 'em.
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You insert a linux install cd and reboot. That'll get 'em.
Or FreeBSD if you are a fan of that :)
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http://kintaro.noobify.com/kintarolabs/viewtopic.php?p=398#398 (http://kintaro.noobify.com/kintarolabs/viewtopic.php?p=398#398)
dead? :(
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Nah, kintaro.noobify.com doesn't work. I think it's now kintarolabs.org/forum or something.
Annorax Edit: This thread seems to have served its purpose and duplicates both a Feature Article and its discussion thread. Therefore, I'm unstickying it.