The latest Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 bug only affects Windows 95 users according to NEWS.COM. This bug allows a we

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The latest Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 bug only affects Windows 95 users according to NEWS.COM. This bug allows a web site to infect a computer's hard drive with a virus by crashing IE 4.0 with more than 256 characters in a "res://" (as opposed to "http://" or "ftp://") address. Pretty obscure but pretty scary too--aren't you glad you use a Mac?!

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