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join:2005-11-26
2 edits | It strikes me
That trhe problem is actually things like Active X, Java, Javascript and scripting being turned on by default, simply so some site can have motion advertisements, etc (so called "content").
If these things are turned off in IE, for example, you dont get popups and you dont get drive by downloads (since all these things depend, in the end on exploits of them).
Just an example: Many here have so called animated avatars, which, because I have all the crap turned off in IE, I dont see jittering, moving hopping, etc, which is allright with me because I find that crap to be annoying, even though, I'm sure, you that use them think they are cool or high tech or something. However, when I use firefox, they are moving and I cant get the frakking firefox to stop running them.
I'm sure I can use adblock or some such, but that's a pain in the ass blocking each one and the point is that I shouldn't have to. WHY cant I just shut the crap off completely? Including the flasing ads, etc on sites without having to hassle with adblock, etc?
If you had to turn on such crap and extensions manually and recieved a information screen BEFORE the OS would let you turn it on, we'd have a LOT fewer zombies and more alert people because they would be aware of potential problems to begin with.
The reason we have so many problems with phishing, DDoS, bots, spamming etc is that Microsoft insists on treating everyone like a simpleton and making it as easy as they can for Joe and Jane box of rocks. If they were half as clever as they claim to be, they would integrate help pages )That could be globally turned off for those of us with a brain who knew how) when something important, such as active X, is turned ON or OFF, by default, telling you what the consequences of your actions will be, instead of loading the os with a bunch of crap "features" that very few, if any will even use. |
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