Internet Explorer Security: Microsoft's Achilles Heel?
July 7, 2004
I recently gave up on trying to make my home computer safe from browser hijackers taking over Internet Explorer. Instead, I disabled IE and loaded Netscape. Problem solved, for now.
(And, yes, I disabled IE rather then removed it. This particular home computer still runs Windows 98. Now I know why that judge in the federal Microsoft antitrust case ordered Microsoft to make it easier to uninstall IE.)
This was after I spent substantial time trying many Adware killers and finally buying one. All to no avail. I simply could not eliminate spurious hijackings.
I am a big advocate for a better user experience through the browser and other Internet-aware clients. Thus my focus on tools like SVG, XForms, and other eForms technologies. Will Internet Explorer fade from use even faster because of these security problems? Will InfoPath suffer a similar fate?
Posted by Bill Trippe at July 7, 2004 6:05 PM
