Has anyone dl'd the new MS "patch"?

July 8, 2004 9:06 PM from

MS has a new "patch" which blocks the ADODB.stream object in IE. I have read that some folks have had real problems after they have installed this patch. Mostly it was getting into their online bank accounts and things like that, but have any of you had any problems with this?

Thanks for your help,

David

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Reply #1 July 8, 2004 9:09 PM from

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NO....install it.

Reply #2 July 8, 2004 9:21 PM from

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No problem, I installed it at least a couple of days ago.

Reply #3 July 8, 2004 9:24 PM from

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I'm actually having that bank problem right now. SBC/Yahoo is constantly charging my bank account with no given reason. I'm furious because my bank keeps allowing it even though I've specifically filled out fraud forms to stop it. So, I'm glad for any such patches. >

Reply #4 July 8, 2004 9:28 PM from

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Thanks for the timely replies. Very much appreciated. Will go install now.

OK. Done. I'm going to hold my breath while I test this out, but so far so good.

I also read about a browser called Firefox by Mozilla. Read some good stuff about it. I've been using IE shells like AvantBrowser and others like that. I gather Firefox is not a shell? If I use that, do I have to worry about the IE vulnerabilities?

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Reply #5 July 8, 2004 9:48 PM from

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No problem David, go ahead.

Reply #6 July 8, 2004 10:04 PM from

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Thanks WOM...it seems to be going along ok, so far.

btw Did you see the meteor last night??? Fantastic sight, really great.

Reply #7 July 8, 2004 10:36 PM from

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No, but saw it on the news tonight, channel 5.

Reply #8 July 10, 2004 10:15 PM from

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i say to download the patch there is no such problem in many of the pcs i dont wat werewolf is talking abt.. i didnt get it can any1 plz xplain it to me!!!!!

Reply #9 July 10, 2004 11:43 PM from

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This is the Microsoft page related to the ADODB Internet Explorer flaw. It should contain all the information you need

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=870669

Reply #10 July 11, 2004 9:55 AM from

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Sorry for not including a link in the first place

I've had the patch since the day I wrote this and everything seems to be doing just fine. I also switched my browser to Mozilla Firefox, which probably negated the need for this patch. Don't know. Couldn't find enough information on how, exactly, Firefox ties in to everything. I had to reinstall all the extras, like the Flash player, Suns version of Java, etc.

The patch has not caused any problems.

Thanks for the replies.

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Reply #11 July 11, 2004 9:00 PM from

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There's a new cumulative IE patch that will fix all future IE security problems...

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Reply #12 July 11, 2004 11:23 PM from

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Werewolf,

I have been using firefox for about a month now. I love the tabbed browsing and built-in pop-up blocking. Since it is not integrated with the operating system, it is not vulnerable to many of the potential problems that internet explorer is. I find that it is fairly fast and like being able to switch the toolbar icons quickly - there are some nice skins out there.

Reply #13 July 11, 2004 11:24 PM from

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I did, however, also download and install the IE patch - still use internet explorer to download windows updates.

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