[Reader-list] Internet Explorer 7

[Koen Martens]

reader-list-request at sarai.net wrote:
> Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
> and made it available for free download at the Internet Explorer 7
> site(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx).
> 
> IE7 is a significant upgrade to IE6, and offers tabbed browsing, an
> anti-phishing toolbar, a redesigned interface, and a variety of security
> features, including increased protection against rogue ActiveX controls.
> It's Microsoft's first launch of an all new browser since the release of
> IE6 in 2001.
> 
> The launch comes days after the Release Candidate 3 (RC3) release of
> Firefox, which has a similar feature set to Internet Explorer.
> 
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI     \
> d=9004246

Warning, IE is dangerous for your computer. It contains flaws in its
design that allow for easy installation of virusses and spyware
without your knowledge and/or consent. Hours after it was released,
the first vulnerability was found:

http://www.whitedust.net/speaks/3048/

Gr,

Koen