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RE: IE is just as safe as FireFox
From: Colin.Scott () csplc com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:42:09 +0000
Yes perhaps I'm being a little close minded.
I know that WFP can be switched off and all that, but this is real life. We
don't have the luxury of 1 single domain controlling all our clients, we
are talking multiple NT/2000/2003 domains, multiple OS's, multiple Admins.
I am complaining (more the point I am trying to make as others are on the
list) directly about the situation we are in with the patching of Windows
products. We feel like we are held to ransom by MS's security team while
they drink their coffee testing new patches on Dells with no doubt MS-only
apps installed. Meanwhile we have to go out and spend hundreds of thousands
of pounds on products that we shouldn't have to purchase. Or engineer
tricky methods to make changes to the whole estate just so we can feel a
little happier running windows (will we ever feel happy?).
We use SUS and currently its switched off. Why? Because one of MS's helpful
little patches has been eating machines, or more accurately WFP has been
helpfully putting DLLs back to the old version without warning, result
non-booting machine. An open call with MS PSS has given us no fix (c'mon
pull the finger out guys)
So currently we are damned if we do patch and damned if we don't.
Maybe you'll understand why I'm a little tetchy on the subject now (as I'm
sure others are too), and why I responded to Rafel's comments so
aggressively. His comments weren't helpfull, anyone can put forward a
suggestion that costs way over 200k GBP.
Back on topic though, IE is no where near Firefox for security, however,
does Firefox come with a roll out method? Does it work for our critical
apps? Can the Firefox settings be controlled centrally? I'm sure I could
spend weeks figuring out methods to get Firefox to do these things, maybe
by that time MS will have patched IE (im not holding my breath). The MS
guy that said the origonal comment should have known when he said it he was
dropping a clanger.
Cheers,
Colin.
"Michael
Evanchik"
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I disagree Colin,
A good administrator knows there is more then one way to skin a cat.
Rafel,
I belive was just briefly stating some solutions to the problem. I can
tell
you windows protection can be defeated with a few registry changes.
Combine
that with an active directory login script and I believe that is one way to
solve the issue. It is wrong to complain and give up if you administrator.
Talk to you developer, im sure he will have a solution =)
Mike
www.michaelevanchik.com
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More infinate wisdom there Rafel.
Price per license for "Finjan's Vital Security for Web" = 9.50GBP per user
+ 20% support per annum, roughly equates to 160,000GBP (plus any hardware,
software and network requirements) to cover us with your no doubt
class-leading product. I'm sure that the Directors will love to cough up
another 160 grand when we are already paying MS for Premier support.
Use SUS to install XP SP2 to 14,000 Windows 2000 machines? Somehow I think
that will be problematic.
Replace the SHDOCVW.DLL with the XP SP2 version? On Windows 2000 machines?
And what about the practical problems getting round Windows File
Protection? On 14,000 machines? Do you want to come in here and try what
you suggest?
I think Rafel you need a lesson in being a Windows Administrator before
posting your very helpfull posts to this list.
So thanks but no thanks.
Colin.
"Rafel Ivgi,
The-Insider"
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Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE is just as
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If you do have 14000 machines why don't you buy "Finjan's Vital Security
For
Web"?
It will filter all malicious I.E exploits for all its surfers(its a proxy,
quite fast...)
Or just use SUS(system update server (microsoft)) just like any other
administrator... to install sp2 or to just
replace the c:\windows\system32\shdocvw.dll with the patched one or with
sp2
one...
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!
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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?
So thanks for your infinate wisdom there Rafel.
Colin.
"Rafel Ivgi,
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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,
they
should install it.
Rafel Ivgi, The-Insider
Security Consultant
Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC)
Finjan Software LTD
E-mail: rivgi () Finjan com
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From: "Martin Mkrtchian" <dotsecure () gmail com>
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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. If the programmers are as smart as the company press releasers, I can see why I.E. still sux. Martin On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:59:20 -0600, Todd Towles <toddtowles () brookshires 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. "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 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html_______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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