taher Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 "According to Netcraft a new security flaw has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer which makes it possible to spoof a URL with just some simple HTML code, by enclosing two URLs and a table within a single href tag. The user will be sent to one site, but the status bar will show a fake URL. The bug apparently affects IE and Outlook Express up to but not including SP2. Firefox, Opera, and Konqueror seem unaffected." Source: Slashdot :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 [Moved to BPN] Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584833467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtremz Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 N00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bzzzzzzzzzz Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584833483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardValencia Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 N00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bzzzzzzzzzz 584833483[/snapback] right IE sp2 is quite secure,any vulnerabilities affect old versions not sp2 :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584833521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 a co-worker pointed this out to me a few weeks ago. An email he received that "linked to" wells fargo, took him to one of those spoof address bars where it looked like he was at wells fargos login to your online banking account. Whenever you moved the browser window around you could plainly see that it was an object on-top of the address bar that had the spoofed URL. And then I rebuked him for not having his windows up-to-date and still using IE. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584833547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 for me everyone need install sp2, no doubt, is right some apps don't works then user need update or change this apps for another similar; still with firefox as well leaving ie only for wu and some websites :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean W Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I still havn't got SP2, Cuz i got too many problems with it.......... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnedSoul Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 The last time I downloaded Service Pack 2 it messed up my computer. When it was downloading it stopped halfway through and I had to restart my computer. When I restarted it every time it restarted itself again when it was just about to load the welcome screen. I'm running an older version of Windows XP Pro. but this shouldn't happen. I had to get my computer reformatted. :angry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 this is a bloody old bug. it was reported ages ago. so as some would say: oooold newzzzz Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted October 30, 2004 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2004 this is a bloody old bug. it was reported ages ago. so as some would say:oooold newzzzz 584834530[/snapback] On the same token, not everyone comes here everyday or reads the news everyday, therefore, this is news to them. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Correct me if I'm wrong but this was found months back... Old news. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 for those that say sp2 doesn't work when they install it they should try a slipstream install Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougkinzinger Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Any XP user on Neowin who has NOT upgraded to XP2 yet deserves to be drug out to the street and shot. Multiple times. --DK Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS64 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Any XP user on Neowin who has NOT upgraded to XP2 yet deserves to be drug out to the street and shot.Multiple times. --DK 584834585[/snapback] agreed :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucko Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Now this is were FireFox comes in you SP1 hores :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0m8er Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Any XP user on Neowin who has NOT upgraded to XP2 yet deserves to be drug out to the street and shot.Multiple times. --DK 584834585[/snapback] Hahaha! :rofl: But I agree! :yes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted October 30, 2004 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2004 Now this is were FireFox comes in you SP1 hores :D 584834887[/snapback] It's been shown where you could mimick the chrome interface of Fx too. I forgot a link, but it looked like a normal browser window except for the fact it wasn't. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584834966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
machorro Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 what about non XP users win98, win2k users and the rest are they safe? if not MS should release a fix for this since not everyone uses XP Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 The last time I downloaded Service Pack 2 it messed up my computer. When it was downloading it stopped halfway through and I had to restart my computer. When I restarted it every time it restarted itself again when it was just about to load the welcome screen. I'm running an older version of Windows XP Pro. but this shouldn't happen. I had to get my computer reformatted. :angry: 584834213[/snapback] welcome to Neowin dude is simple, go to windows update (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Any XP user on Neowin who has NOT upgraded to XP2 yet deserves to be drug out to the street and shot.Multiple times. --DK 584834585[/snapback] I agree :yes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 what about non XP userswin98, win2k users and the rest are they safe? if not MS should release a fix for this since not everyone uses XP 584835002[/snapback] any windows system below the xp line is not safe they should also release a patch for that o wait they have: xp :whistle: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdodson Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Any XP user on Neowin who has NOT upgraded to XP2 yet deserves to be drug out to the street and shot.Multiple times. --DK 584834585[/snapback] Unless for some stupid reason it doesn't seem to allow Windows to boot up, at all! *Stupid Microsoft* Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theone_42003 Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 I don?t mean to bash MS but what the hell is wrong with them??? Let?s face it, IE is the weakest link in MS's fleet of software. They need to wake up and smell the coffee. Its time they stop integrating IE with their OS and come out with a new and improved version. When you think about it IE always has the most patches on patch Tuesday. I haven?t seen a Tuesday were it doesn?t. Get it right MS!!!! IE should be named patches because that?s all it seems to needing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiios Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 any windows system below the xp line is not safethey should also release a patch for that o wait they have: xp :whistle: 584835180[/snapback] Heh... not everyone wants a $200 patch. :no: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted October 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted October 31, 2004 Heh... not everyone wants a $200 patch. :no: 584835679[/snapback] It's not that expensive anymore. You can get a fresh legal OEM copy of XP for $91 on Newegg. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/237867-another-reason-to-upgrade-to-sp2/#findComment-584835696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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