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From: Craig on 9 Jun 2010 19:34 > As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update > for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just > documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet > Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the > user's permission. <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-slips-ie-firefox-add-on-into-toolbar-update.ars> The lack of transparency at MS is what's most galling. -- -Craig
From: Ron on 9 Jun 2010 20:33 On 6/9/2010 4:34 PM, Craig wrote: >> As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update >> for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just >> documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet >> Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the >> user's permission. > > <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-slips-ie-firefox-add-on-into-toolbar-update.ars> > > > The lack of transparency at MS is what's most galling. > No kidding. Practically the same as a browser hijack, istm. For myself, I usually wait a few days for any patch fall out, but in this case, it wouldn't have mattered. "Search enhancement " from MS would make me run the other way. Ron
From: occam on 10 Jun 2010 02:02 On 10/06/2010 01:34, Craig wrote: >> As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update >> for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just >> documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet >> Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the >> user's permission. > > <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-slips-ie-firefox-add-on-into-toolbar-update.ars> > > > The lack of transparency at MS is what's most galling. > Hmm, which version of MS OS? I had 16 patches offered (and installed) on Win XP Pro yesterday, but the above was not among them.
From: VanguardLH on 10 Jun 2010 02:19 Craig wrote: >> As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update >> for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just >> documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet >> Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the >> user's permission. > > <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-slips-ie-firefox-add-on-into-toolbar-update.ars> > > The lack of transparency at MS is what's most galling. Shouldn't this have been posted in a "security" newsgroup?
From: za kAT on 10 Jun 2010 04:43
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:02:09 +0200, occam wrote: > On 10/06/2010 01:34, Craig wrote: >>> As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update >>> for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just >>> documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet >>> Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the >>> user's permission. >> >> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-slips-ie-firefox-add-on-into-toolbar-update.ars> >> >> >> The lack of transparency at MS is what's most galling. >> > > Hmm, which version of MS OS? I had 16 patches offered (and installed) on > Win XP Pro yesterday, but the above was not among them. Same here on Vista. Neither IE or Firefox had add on installed, or update offered. -- zakAT(a)pooh.the.cat - Sergeant Tech-Com, DN38416. Assigned to protect you. You've been targeted for denigration! |