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1. Comment - Vulnerability Affects Firefox and IE, New and Old

   (Oct 31, 2006 - 1:02 AM)

   If the event that code is executed prior to the code for the popup window's own page, it can effectively pre-empt the popup window's content, substituting its own.
   
   If a popup blocker is enabled, the exploit should theoretically be disabled. However, if popup blocking is turned off, or if a malicious page is open in one browser window while an "exception site" -- a page where popups are allowed -- resides in another, the exploit is still feasible.

   
   
   "What if Eleanor Roosevelt Could Fly?"
   
   A pothole on a major highway has more chance of hurting people than this vulnerability.
   
   There needs to be a security level called "insignificant" because alerts like this make Secunia no better than Chicken Little.

2. Comment - Netscape Update Brings XML Fix for IE

   (Jun 17, 2005 - 12:04 PM)

   Poor documentation? Netscape edited an entry in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension.
   
   Microsoft probably didn't document it because it wasn't meant for anyone to change, especially a program from another company.