the .ANI bug!...and Internet Explorer.

wanna get more info on the .ani bug, not yet addressed by Microsoft, here we go: this security flaw in Internet Explorer affects all OS, including Vista. ONE MORE REASON, IF NEEDED, TO STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER. As I said once, this browser is an insult to windows users. Check these links if you're unsure:

eEye
ZERT
Symantec
Determina
The Register
zdnet
Security Tracker
tailrank
p218news

although some patches have already been made available by third parties like eEye or ZERT, I'd personnaly rather wait for the official Microsoft update, if it ever comes. My advice: don't use Internet Explorer in the meantime. I personally run Firefox as default browser, which eliminates the risk of infection. Most web sites analysts seem to agree on the point that about 80 % of users still use Internet Explorer, to between 10 and 15 % for Firefox. I just can't believe it: how long will it take people to understand that using that bloody Windows native browser is just not good, absolutely unsafe! I suppose people just get what they deserve when using Internet Explorer, an absolutely proportional response to their stupidity.So let me tell you one thing people: you're using Internet Explorer not because you chose it, but because it's already there, ready to use in Windows, and you're not even aware that Opera or Firefox exist. Removing Internet Explorer from windows would actually be the best solution to get you people make that browser choice, hoping that Microsoft would be wise enough to make Windows Update accessible from other browsers, is that too much to ask? Will that ever happen? Well obviously the lessons given by Mozilla to Microsoft were not enough to have a secure IE7 bundled with Vista. No need to add that Microsoft is absolutely unable, or unwilling, to produce a good browser, reliable, functional and fast. Why? Ask them! And before you ever get an answer from Redmond, see how Internet Explorer keeps tracks of anything you do on your computer, even when it's not web related stuff, file operations etc...what for? Ask them! In the meantime empty your Internet Explorer cache and history on a regular basis, even if you don't browse with it. And for christ's sake use Firefox!

That said, if you refer to Windows XP, Vista brought a lot in terms of security, and I cannot understand how the same people who produced Vista bundled it with Internet Explorer, one more time. For those of you interested in Vista Security advanced features, here are links to the download of Symantec Reports:
"Impact of Malicious Code on Vista"
" Security Implications of Vista"