bit9.com — According to a report released by Bit9 - leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting - Firefox is the most popular software and the most vulnerable windows software in 2008. Adobe flash is the second most vulnerable software.
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gcnaddictDec 20, 2008
"as long as it can be updated via Windows Update, it's not considered to be vulnerable!! that's why this list is BS"Go get a job. Just don't get one as a systems administrator, because the company which hired you would be asking for trouble.Software which can be centrally updated (either by itself or through Windows Update) is almost a pre-requisite on corporate networks.
oneofnoneDec 20, 2008
In similar analysis, most STD-prone people on Earth are nuns. The reasons are: they seem to have no constant sex partner, they do not use protection during sex, they are frequently featured in porn films and are highly visible to the perverts. The soundness of this analysis allows us to disregard the other minor factors (such as monastery walls, lower-than-usual attractiveness and unwillingness to have sex)./sarcastic strawman
theswashbucklerDec 21, 2008
"over a browser with 2 vulnerabilities that are never patched any day of the week."Depends entirely on how exploitable those vulnerabilities are. If those two vulnerabilities that are never patched aren't very exploitable while ten of those 100 are very exploitable I'll take the two any day of the week.
c001Dec 21, 2008
As I expected. Yeah I don't know what I am talking about. And they pay me for the software reviews LOL
bariusDec 21, 2008
"...without adding anything additional "You didn't mention that constraint in your previous post, nor is it a fair constraint since any software added to the machine is going to imply some overhead for the IT admin regardless. Any enterprise tool for administering software on workstations is going to require you to set up policies regarding how, where and when any particular piece of software gets installed. That's just a part of being an admin, duh.As to the first part of your ridiculous reply, the simplest way I can think of would be an administrative logout or shutdown script. There are also several options available through the "Application deployment policies" (Active Directory). You did know that Group Policies allows you to do that right? Oh wait, I forgot, you're a moron.
Closed AccountDec 21, 2008
You don't need administrator or power user rights to update firefox. All you need is permission to write to the firefox directory. So right-click on the folder, change the permissions, and you're good to go. I have firefox installed on a machine at work that only has a regular user account. I installed it in my home directory and it works just fine, automatic updates and all.BTW... Only arrogant, know-it-all douche bags start their posts with *sigh*. I'm sure you feel really confident now that you've graduated high school and finished your "Microsoft Certified Professional" class, but you don't know half as much as some of the people you're talking down to.
nethittersDec 22, 2008
Why is it that some people take any negative statement in regards to Firefox as a personal attack made towards them?