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By Dan Ilett
Posted on ZDNet News: Nov 2, 2004 5:33:00 PM

Microsoft is rejecting claims from security researchers that a spoofing technique discovered on Internet Explorer is a security vulnerability.

The software giant did accept the possibility that spoofing could occur on version 6 of IE but rejected claims that this is a security flaw.

Spoofing is a way of making people think they are visiting their chosen Web site when they are in fact looking at a "spoofed" site. Spoofing techniques are frequently used in phishing scams--e-mails that attempt to steal personal information by purporting to be from legitimate groups.

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Microsoft thinks all users are computer professionals
Microsoft must think that all users of IE are computer professionals. First, most casual users probably don't even KNOW that the URL appears in the status bar. Second, how many times have you clicke... (Read the rest)
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Its not a security flaw, its a "feature." tamuhockey   | 11/02/04
I think... KOS-MOS   | 11/02/04
Right on the head again tamuhockey   | 11/02/04
Yeah, right. mathandmetal   | 11/02/04
It'll be a "Critical Vulnerability" in a week rpmyers1   | 11/02/04
It is not an IE security flaw alterego_z   | 11/02/04
Can't be removed? Partlyczy   | 11/04/04
Before you folks start flying off the handle.. vdraken   | 11/02/04
Darn rights you ABM'rs mojoman_x@...   | 11/02/04
ABMers Omch'Ar   | 11/02/04
ABMers Kukulkan   | 11/02/04
It doesn't matter where this flaw is rpmyers1   | 11/02/04
exactly, other browsers DO see this as a flaw Monkey_MCSE   | 11/02/04
But... vdraken   | 11/02/04
I agree.. Patrick Jones   | 11/02/04
Right. vdraken   | 11/02/04
Um, except ... coffeenite   | 11/03/04
No reason to make it easy rpmyers1   | 11/02/04
Software flaws ChuTw   | 11/03/04
Nope IT Scion   | 11/04/04
What version are you using? Chad_z   | 11/02/04
see below. vdraken   | 11/02/04
i think... wimbo_z   | 11/02/04
Yes and... Linux User 147560   | 11/02/04
Firefox corrected this? PA-ITGuy   | 11/03/04
Pick the Handle Up MS crescentdave   | 11/02/04
Do you have to try hard to be this stupid? NonZealot   | 11/03/04
Actually, I read it a little differently coffeenite   | 11/03/04
Avoiding the Real Issue ChuTw   | 11/03/04
Okay so what is the real issue? IT Scion   | 11/04/04
This is what Ballmer meant Chad_z   | 11/02/04
I didnt mean... vdraken   | 11/02/04
Ooops...This was suppsoed to reply to Chad. vdraken   | 11/02/04
Yes and No PA-ITGuy   | 11/02/04
Isn't this the same.. Patrick Jones   | 11/02/04
Not really a security flaw.. d_jedi   | 11/02/04
BTW d_jedi   | 11/02/04
Well... KOS-MOS   | 11/02/04
No doubt.. d_jedi   | 11/02/04
Agreed but the bug is the tag seosamh_z   | 11/02/04
Maybe it's a Marketing Ploy .... coffeenite   | 11/03/04
And they wonder why we don't trust them... BitTwiddler   | 11/02/04
Negative Microsloth Story = No Ax MIA.... itanalyst   | 11/02/04
Now it makes sense NonZealot   | 11/03/04
Mac OS Is Safest OS itanalyst   | 11/02/04
And that same story.. d_jedi   | 11/02/04
Wierd DarthRidiculous   | 11/02/04
Haha... Yen_z   | 11/03/04
Did they read the ENTIRE article? coffeenite   | 11/03/04
Download a secure browser here! anthonycea   | 11/02/04
I'm lucky if I can get my students to even LOOK at a URL James Dean_z   | 11/02/04
They don't even look at the URL.. d_jedi   | 11/02/04
times are changing Kukulkan   | 11/02/04
What!?! Patrick Jones   | 11/03/04
Re: What!?! rpmyers1   | 11/03/04
Yeah, Right! Jeff Hayes   | 11/03/04
Why is it that every "bug" is a reason to B@#!#! about MS vbp1   | 11/03/04
this is a flaw JasonL31   | 11/04/04
umm IT Scion   | 11/04/04
Am I missing a point here? IT Scion   | 11/04/04
All priase MS IT Scion   | 11/04/04
Microsoft thinks all users are computer professionals wemeier   | 11/12/04

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