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> Mr. Arnold wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>> Kevin J SmallBone wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Alias" <> wrote in message
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>>>>> Flavius wrote:
>>>>>> NoLimitz75;1184738 Wrote:
>>>>>>> After installing windows vista updates my internet explorer cannot
>>>>>>> display any web pages. I am connected to the internet but I cannot
>>>>>>> figure out how to get past this 403 error.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A system restore allows to work so I know that it is the vista
>>>>>>> updates
>>>>>>> causing it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What should I do?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> Uninstall all 3p security software -firewall,antivirus,antispyware
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And then take IE for a ride on line?
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL! That's funny!
>>>>>
>>>>> Alias
>>>>
>>>> Amazing. For the first time in many months, I agree with your post.
>>>> WOW!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't life wonderful?
>>>
>>> Course, with Ubuntu, we don't need no stinking security software, only a
>>> NAT router with the firewall enabled.
>>>
>>
>> You can believe that if you want.
>>
>> Some cheap NAT router for home usage is not a firewall solution. And
>> besides, that NAT router or a, a true firewall router or a firewall
>> appliance is not stopping anything coming in the network traffic between
>> the remote computer and the client on inbound solicited traffic by the
>> client, Linux sitting there or not.
>>
>> The NAT router doesn't look at data in the traffic.
>>
>> Someone can come right though that NAT router, attack an application
>> that's listening on a port and attack that machine hosting Linux, if the
>> exploit can be ran with the user's help to run it after it reaches the
>> client computer.
>>
>> <http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216500687>
>> You're fooling yourself if you think Linux or any O/S made by man is
>> bulletproof and it can't be attacked.
>>
>>
>
> As a comment to this blog points out, this vulnerability was patched EIGHT
> YEARS AGO. It's important to keep your OS up-to-date regardless of what OS
> it is.
>
> Alias
Correction: It's best to keep your OS up-to-date. If you happen to use
Ubuntu, then it is strongly suggested to wipe Ubuntu from your machine and
install a Windows solution to get actual work done.
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