posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 5:43 PM
by
demiliani
Last minute changes on XP-SP2
Resumed as follow:
Warning boxes will be more user friendly, and the default settings for downloading code are automatically set to deny downloads.
When users try to download an attachment, a new text box explains in a more simple way what they need to be aware of. Hitting return will automatically refuse the download (unlike the current default settings).
An add-on control has been installed so that applications will not automatically download upgrades or plug-ins (this is to avoid the actual fact that some applications can automatically download an upgrade or plug-in, and hackers can exploit this).
The pop-up blocker has been changed to allow varying degrees of protection. Now users can choose to allow or disallow pop-up adverts, and also allow pop-ups from trusted sites (a needed feature).
As you can see, security improvements are made... now we must wait this new SP2 and see its impact on users. I'm worried about possible alerts from users that no have the cognition of all this new changes (such as "why my download don't start?", or "why I can't see popup?").