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PA Bear [MS MVP]
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      03-06-2010
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>>> I'm sorry you had to go through this absurd experience just because
>>> IE 6 is so susceptible to malware but, as you've stated, it's just
>>> another lesson. I try to push folks to upgrade to IE8

>> [snip]
>>
>> Is IE7 not as secure as IE8? If not, in what ways is IE8 more secure?
>>
>> Is it possible to harden IE6 so that it is just as secure as IE8?

>
> A1. No. See, e.g.,
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...81(WS.10).aspx
> A2. No.


Also see
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/201...net-scale.aspx

 
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