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http://tinyurl.com/n759hn

It is not a Rickroll.. if you use any browser on Windows, and have .NET version 3.5 or higher, you have a security exploit installed into all of your browsers. Yes, even Chrome, though the article focuses around Firefox, Chrome is also effected.

Here is how to disable it.
http://annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600


If you do not fix this, you might as well be running IE.. :|
Darn Microsoft.

Meh, I'm fine. It apparently doesn't work on the beta versions of Firefox.

Oh, and I can confirm it is not a RickRoll link.

why tinyurl it. Saw it, sabotage!!! (not the link, the links fine. MICROSOFT!)

From: senrath
Meh, I'm fine. It apparently doesn't work on the beta versions of Firefox.

Oh, and I can confirm it is not a RickRoll link.

Yeah, Mozilla overrided them in the Betas. Hopefully they will public release the fix soon.

Omg microsoft is loosing to Mozilla so … they decided to play it dirty.

Bastards

From: cycrosism
Omg microsoft is loosing to Mozilla so … they decided to play it dirty.

Bastards

They just want to fit in :(

But a Fox made of Fire vs Bill Gates 1 on 1 would be Epic.

Lol I fixed it (h).

I was wondering what that was lol.

That add-on doesn't stands in my add-on installed screen.
Can I find it anywhere else or I don't have it installed at all?

Well, if it is not in the add-ons window you do not have it.

Follow the instructions on the annoyances site anyway to see if you still have some of it.

well i use linux
so im safe :)

~shut

Epic fail

Lucky for me I have like 100 updates still backed up on my computer because I never update them :D

heh. I don't have it o.O

And this is why I don't use winBLOWS

Hmmm luckily I didn't find it in my regedit thingy but jeez Microsoft how many more things must you screw up :/

Can't they TEST the things they update? :O

i don't know why you insist on tinyurl-ing your links, it's not a big deal to post the whole thing…
but thanks anyway

From: Torrent of Flame
Lucky for me I have like 100 updates still backed up on my computer because I never update them :D

/me starts to h4x into your PC

From: Hermen
That add-on doesn't stands in my add-on installed screen.
Can I find it anywhere else or I don't have it installed at all?

You probably do not have .NET 3.5+.

From: Brain
i don't know why you insist on tinyurl-ing your links, it's not a big deal to post the whole thing…
but thanks anyway

I copy them from a different place that tinyurls them, and I just was too lazy to convert it back :p
You're welcome.

From: Harry
/me starts to h4x into your PC

You probably do not have .NET 3.5+.

I copy them from a different place that tinyurls them, and I just was too lazy to convert it back :p
You're welcome.

I have the newest 3.5 and I code in .net so I should have more chance that I got it installed compared to you guys.

From: Hermen
I have the newest 3.5 and I code in .net so I should have more chance that I got it installed compared to you guys.

Well then you probably disabled it unknowingly.

my computer gives me an error every time i try to update to .NET 3.5, so i guess im good?

Is this also a problem for Opera? It only mentions FailFox in that artical.

Noidea: At least FailFox is Open Source.

Harry, your link made me smile. Thank you. :)

Enjoyed it!

From: Wizzup?
Noidea: At least FailFox is Open Source.

FailFox is fail.

Opera FTW

Too much in the coding-mood, to stop and go make the fix right now. Will do soon, nice find, and thanks!

From: noidea
FailFox is fail.

So is Windows. :)

From: Wizzup?
So is Windows. :)

char os[80];
printf("Enter OS.\n");
gets(os);
if(strcmp(os,"windows") == 0) {
  printf("You fail.\n");
}

From: Tniffoc

char os[80];
printf("Enter OS.\n");
gets(os);
if(strcmp(os,"windows") == 0) {
  printf("You fail.\n");
}

fail. ;D

Thanks. I'll add this to my ever growing list of crap I have to do to fix windows at work, and to the list of stuff I don't have to do at home on linux :p.

To anyone that doesn't update windows:
A windows machine with full updates for microsoft, java, firefox/yourbroswer, and with no anti malware software is safer than a windows machine with antispyware, antivirus, and firewall software but no updates. Yes, every once in a blue moon an update can make something worse (see: SP3 HP AMD), but thats why you rollback with system restore etc.

Sp2 made me and my dad spend all day trying to make the computers boot right

Nice post thank you : D

Good find. *Running linux-based OSes ftw.*

Wow. useful =D.

Edit: Sucessfully deleted… But I never really had security threats on my Mozilla so far.

oh… so i guess this explains why my net keeps dying every half second….

DUMB MICROSOFT!

the xbox360 not enough fail for you!?

From: legendaryhero90
the xbox360 not enough fail for you!?

Apart from breaking once every 12 months and chewing my disks I love my xbox!!! lol :P
Nobody can say GoW2 isnt amazing!!!

Typical for microsoft, even though everything has bugs in it. MS seems to be the king.
Thanks for the info.

Microsoft = fail

I wonder if firefox can sue.

Thanks, removed. :)
~Eerik~

glad i didnt get the framework update

From: Wizzup?
Noidea: At least FailFox is Open Source.

Just because something is open source doesn't mean it's better ;)

Also, that link didn't affect me in anyway. Running Windows 7, used IE8 and Firefox didn't work :( I'm sure i have the update installed though, and yes, i have 3.5 SP1 ;)

ill be fine

From: Crusade123
ill be fine

Congratulations on your first post.

Only 9 more, and you never have to post on these forums again. Aren't you lucky?

[ONTOPIC] This reminded me that I have to do this *again* on my laptop. Thanks. >.<[/ONTOPIC]

This is why I use ubuntu.

what if you use smart?

From: thebob142
Don't grave dig stupid noob gtfo these fourms just spamming to get into jr mems!

From: 3Garrett3
-1. Report the post instead of flaming, thanks.

thebob, you aren't doing much better than he is in this post. Remember, how you treat someone is how they treat you, in this case you're representing the whole SRL community…

umm 404 not found… for the first link

From: Smarter Child
This is why I use ubuntu.

They recently found an exploitable bug in the linux kernel that has been in there pretty much since the beginning which makes almost every linux distribution vulnerable, so don't overpraise it :p Besides, Windows 7 is the most stable operating system I've ever had the pleasure of running, where as any other version of windows and every distribution of linux that I've used, which is many, have failed me loads in the past…

From: Freddy1990
They recently found an exploitable bug in the linux kernel that has been in there pretty much since the beginning which makes almost every linux distribution vulnerable, so don't overpraise it :p Besides, Windows 7 is the most stable operating system I've ever had the pleasure of running, where as any other version of windows and every distribution of linux that I've used, which is many, have failed me loads in the past…

but sometime next year in 2010 windows 7 will shutfdown automaticaly every 2 hours which is gunna suck :(
and yea it is a really nice OS windows 7 i <3 it

From: Scaper
but sometime next year in 2010 windows 7 will shutfdown automaticaly every 2 hours which is gunna suck :(
and yea it is a really nice OS windows 7 i <3 it

Pff, by then we'll have flying cars…

From: Scaper
but sometime next year in 2010 windows 7 will shutfdown automaticaly every 2 hours which is gunna suck :(
and yea it is a really nice OS windows 7 i <3 it

i belive thats for the public betas that are out so you cant mooch off the beta for the next 10 years

and even if its not and its to save power there are always ways around things like that.

From: Freddy1990
They recently found an exploitable bug in the linux kernel that has been in there pretty much since the beginning which makes almost every linux distribution vulnerable, so don't overpraise it :p Besides, Windows 7 is the most stable operating system I've ever had the pleasure of running, where as any other version of windows and every distribution of linux that I've used, which is many, have failed me loads in the past…