Archive for June, 2006
A hidden Internet Explorer feature
Security expert Roger Grimes writes about a feature of Internet Explorer that he and some other Microsoft MVPs just discovered
The trick is that Internet Explorer 6 and 7 beta can be fooled into running Windows desktop shortcuts instead of going to the Internet. For example, right-click your desktop and choose Create a Shortcut. Tell [...]
“Badware”
The proliferation of adware and spyware has lead to the formation of an organization to help consumers be aware of possibly harmful software programs. It is called StopBadware.org and compiles lists of software to avoid. PC World describes the organization
StopBadware.org, (originally called “The Stop Badware Coalition”) is the group formed with Harvard University, Oxford University, [...]
