RE: IE is just as safe as FireFox

["Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider" <rivgi () finjan com>]

And whom do you think found those holes...  :-)
Its all my work, and there is plenty more at MS...just unpublished...and more comng for SP1 too...
You will see...


Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider
Security Consultant 
Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC)
Finjan Software LTD
E-mail: rivgi () Finjan com
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Prevention is the best cure!


From: Todd Towles (toddtowlesbrookshires.com)
Date: Fri Nov 12 2004 - 14:58:56 CST 

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I don't know about you Rafel, but I know people in your company think XP 
SP2 is full of holes also. =) 


"Ten new security holes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 have been 
discovered, so get ready to insert new patches into your patch 
management schedule. Microsoft recently announced their Security 
Bulletin Advance Notification Program, which gives administrators a 
several days advance notice of upcoming patches, however these new 
security holes were announced by security product maker Finjan 
Software." 


http://www.winnetmag.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/44502/Windows_44502.h 
tml 


Great ten more patches they won't released for Windows XP Gold or 
Windows 2000.... 


I think the founder of Finjan is speaking my language as well... 


Shlomo Touboul, CEO and Founder of Finjan Software, said "Windows XP SP2 
operating system is a continuation of the same Windows XP Operating 
System and Windows Kernel. All Windows versions have been developed with 
requirements for highest backward compatibility and open architecture, 
with maximum productivity and ease of use. In addition, Windows 
applications typically run with administrative permission with full and 
unlimited access to computer resources." 


Sound familiar? 


-Todd 


> Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider 
> Security Consultant 
> Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) 
> Finjan Software LTD 
> E-mail: rivgiFinjan.com 
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> Prevention is the best cure! 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Colin.Scottcsplc.com> 
> To: <full-disclosurelists.netsys.com> 
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 12:46 PM 
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox 
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> Oh yeah, I've got 14,000 Windows 2000 machines to update to 
> windows XP SP2, 
> hang on wheres that CD? 
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> So thanks for your infinate wisdom there Rafel. 
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> That is incorrect, there is a fix --> SP2. 
> Users should use the latest updated system, meaning if there 
> is an SP2, 
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> should install it. 
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> Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider 
> Security Consultant 
> Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) 
> Finjan Software LTD 
> E-mail: rivgiFinjan.com 
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> Prevention is the best cure! 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin Mkrtchian" <dotsecuregmail.com> 
> To: "Todd Towles" <toddtowlesbrookshires.com> 
> Cc: "Mailing List - Full-Disclosure" 
> <full-disclosurelists.netsys.com>; 
> <ring-of-fireyahoogroups.com> 
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 3:03 AM 
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox 
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> > They should've at least released that statement after they 
> fixed the 
> > IE FRAME vulnerability. 0 day exploit is in the wild and no fix for 
> > it, yet they claim its secure enough. 
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> > If the programmers are as smart as the company press 
> releasers, I can 
> > see why I.E. still sux. 
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> >
> > Martin 
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> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:59:20 -0600, Todd Towles 
> > <toddtowlesbrookshires.com> wrote: 
> > > Microsoft's security and mangement product manager (Ben English) 
> says... 
> > > At a security roundtable discussion in Sydney on 
> Thursday, Ben English, 
> > > Microsoft's security and management product manager, told 
> attendees 
> that 
> > > IE undergoes "rigorous code reviews" and is no less 
> secure than any 
> > > other browser. 
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> > > "Because IE is ubiquitous, you hear a lot more about it, 
> but I don't 
> > > think that Internet Explorer is any less secure than any 
> other browser 
> > > out there," English said. 
> http://news.com.com/Microsoft+says+Firefox+not+a+threat+to+IE/ 
> 2100-1032_ 
> > > 3-5448719.html?part=dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e433 
> > >
> > > Can anyone say IFRAME? Lol 
> > >
> > > -Todd 
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