Re: Stating the Obvious
"The problem is the IE engine is also used in other applications. So if you don't patch it, you may be vulnerable even if you don't use IE to browse the web."
Indeed. When I went through the updates, I saw 3139929 was for IE, but let it install even though I don't use IE precisely because of other stuff using the engine.
And, as the article suggests, I didn't notice the sneaky payload those bastards at MS added to it - but even if I had, I'd still have let this one install because of the above. Catch 22*.
* Until I have time to sort out a spare machine, install a suitable Linux variant on it, and either find suitable equivalents of all the software I need, or ensure I can get existing stuff running.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
