Internet Exploiter

I guess I'll never know who called Microsoft's browser Internet Exploiter. That's not supposed to be important but, somehow, the (in)famous browser lives up the expectations created by that nickname. Or true name, if you please.

I can't sleep so I'm reading Slashdot. At 3 in the morning. And guess what I've stumbled upon? A brand new article that's pointing out the fact that the fabled Internet Explorer 8 is making secure sites insecure. Geez, that was supposed to be the best version of IE ever! And you know what's worse? The fact that, according to The Register, the vulnerability resides in a browser component that was designed specifically to protect against XSS attacks!!!!

However, it looks like there are ways in which we can protect our poor data from being molested by attackers.

Fun with Windows XP

Something happens every once in a while that makes me wish Windows never existed. Like, seeing services.exe use 2 GB of virtual memory. Really.

I kept wondering what the hell was wrong with it. It started to happen after a Patch Tuesday, the one in October 2009, to be precise. I kept searching the web for a solution until I found a clue: the phenomenon was linked with Comodo System Cleaner. Someone said that upgrading to some specific version solved this issue. Oh well, my version was newer than the one that guy recommended :(

So I just uninstalled Comodo System Cleaner and the services.exe process stopped eating my computer. I don't even know if it's Comodo's fault for this, as we all know what a PITA a Windows update can be. Also, I'm still using the Comodo firewall and it's not creating any issues.

WinXP SP3 here... And no, I won't link you to the technical forum where I found the Comodo reference. There's a bad overlay on that page that steals your first click and redirects to some page with a title of "Acai". I will link you to something, though: The Web of Trust website. Get your browser plug-in and stay safe!