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<br>June 2004 https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/713878
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Use a different web browser
There are a number of significant vulnerabilities in technologies related to the IE domain/zone security model, trust in and access to the local file system (Local Machine Zone), the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) document object model (in particular, proprietary DHTML features), the HTML Help system, MIME type determination, the graphical user interface (GUI), and ActiveX. These technologies are implemented as operating system components that are used by IE and many other programs to provide web browser functionality. These components are integrated into Windows to such an extent that vulnerabilities in IE frequently provide an attacker significant access to the operating system.
<br>http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/
<br>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/05/scitech/pcanswer/main627500.shtml
