Paypal to block unsafe browsers
18-04-2008, 16:47
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Paypal to block unsafe browsers
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Paypal said it was "an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4".
Phishing attacks trick users into handing over sensitive data.
Paypal said some users were still using Internet Explorer 3 , released more than 10 years ago. It lacks many of the security and safety features needed to protect users from phishing and other online attacks.
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People are still using IE3 & 4???? 
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18-04-2008, 16:49
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Re: Paypal to block unsafe browsers
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People are still using IE3 & 4????
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Sadly, yes.
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18-04-2008, 18:37
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Re: Paypal to block unsafe browsers
Oh, please - some are still using Windows 95!
Stop laughing! I can prove it!
Windows Annoyances, 95 forum - date of last post: 12/04/08.
Why in von Neumann's name anyone's still using that I can't imagine; I shudder to think what they're running it on. 98 I could almost understand, if you're a retro games freak (though you could run the games in compatibility mode in Vista/XP, I suppose), but for Internet use? Brrr. Next they'll be saying people are still running Mosaic...
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18-04-2008, 19:22
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Re: Paypal to block unsafe browsers
I know some business' which still run W95! Mainly due to area going to be closed over 12 months ago, but still working - rest of site running XP Pro
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20-04-2008, 22:44
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Re: Paypal to block unsafe browsers
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Oh, please - some are still using Windows 95!
Stop laughing! I can prove it!
Windows Annoyances, 95 forum - date of last post: 12/04/08.
Why in von Neumann's name anyone's still using that I can't imagine; I shudder to think what they're running it on. 98 I could almost understand, if you're a retro games freak (though you could run the games in compatibility mode in Vista/XP, I suppose), but for Internet use? Brrr. Next they'll be saying people are still running Mosaic...
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Admittedly i sometimes go install win95/98/2k pro (my fav m$ OS) and even Me when i get bored/just for the hell of it. |
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20-04-2008, 22:55
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Re: Paypal to block unsafe browsers
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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
Oh, please - some are still using Windows 95!
Stop laughing! I can prove it!
Windows Annoyances, 95 forum - date of last post: 12/04/08.
Why in von Neumann's name anyone's still using that I can't imagine; I shudder to think what they're running it on. 98 I could almost understand, if you're a retro games freak (though you could run the games in compatibility mode in Vista/XP, I suppose), but for Internet use? Brrr. Next they'll be saying people are still running Mosaic...
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Some truely retro games wont even run on 9x, until about 4 years ago I still had a win 3.1 system. Completely isolated ofcourse and I would'nt dream of going online with it but People do still use them and I could have quite easily got it online If I wanted.
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