Microsoft Releases Security Patch

American Voices

October 2, 2006 | ISSUE 42•39

Last week, Microsoft released a patch for a critical security flaw in its Internet Explorer web browser. What do you think?

Well, this meets all the criteria for things I'm most terrified of: something I don't understand at all and refuse to learn more about.

Stefan Wells
Campaign Consultant
Thanks, but I'll pass. I kind of like how the Nigerians rearranged my desktop.

Layna Torgerson
Pest Control
From what I gather, this patch works by plugging the remote code execution vulnerability in the VML, while a web page with VML when a rect tag is displayed in IE. Anyone who understands what this means has earned the right to attack my computer.

Greg Anderson
Line Cook

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