Posted by  pinemikey in on June 25, 2004 at 11:58 AM
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posted by pinemikey
By Robert MacMillan
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Friday, June 25, 2004; 9:40 AM
It looks like the Internet is turning into a world wide minefield this morning.
Internet security companies and cybersecurity experts in the federal government are warning computer users to guard against a new online attack that can affect PCs running the Windows operating system. What makes this latest threat particularly scary is that computers can be affected just by visiting a Web site that has been compromised by hackers.
Read the rest at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4850-2004Jun25.html
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User Comments
 xao216
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Date: June 26, 2004 @ 4:14 PM
Another reason to switch to Linux:
www.suse.com/us/
www.slackware.com/
www.debian.org/
www.linux-mandrake.com/
or better browsers....
www.opera.com/
www.mozilla.org/
You wont be dissapointed.
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TheSherminator
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Date: June 26, 2004 @ 6:53 PM
"Internet security companies and cybersecurity experts in the federal government are warning computer users to guard against a new online attack..."
They're talking about the PIRATE Act right?
Mozilla!! Damn people. www.mozilla.org
I will never part with it.
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mmnuc3
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Date: June 27, 2004 @ 10:22 AM
i just downloaded mozilla the other day. i love it. this tab feature is sweet...screw IE.
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Emeraude
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Date: June 28, 2004 @ 3:18 AM
MyIE2 is another great, free browser! Tons of features! Much better than IE! Bye bye microsoft, I hate you!
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