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Patching IE - who actually does it?

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by simon_t

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I'm interested to know in how many people actually install every patch that comes out for IE5, IE6 or whatever.

Personally I just install the SP if available and if I remember, to install the Roundup fixes occationally.

The reason I'm asking is that how many people have actually seen, experienced IE attacks in the wild? Apart from the occational virus that takes advantage, i've never heard of attacks that do happen that are serious.

Simon

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by oz_media

As hapy and diligent users of Microsnot software, we have become quite accustomed to constantly patching their products and securing against vulnerabilities with the hope of one day ending up with a decent, working OS.
Yes, we must be fools, I wonder when we all collide (sorry, couldn't help it).

by the geniusfreak

It is not because the attacks are happening that we patch it is so they never happen.

It's like a recall for a defective part.
when the comany knows something is wrong with it they recall them all to fix them.
They don't wait for someone to call saying that the product killed their loved one to say "yeah we know send it to us and we can fix it", they fix it BEFORE that happens.

So you patch so you don't get attacked not because you are getting attacked.

by 1stladytech

We run a repair shop and have seen many examples of attacks from unpatched software. We install the updates on the computers as they come through.

by djent

I got tired of patching MS crap and recomend Netscape or Mozilla to my customers. What Email virus? The users need education as much as the browser needs patching. How many strange Emails do you need to open, then clean virus, before you learn?

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