Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley reports Another Good Reason to Download XP SP2 RC2.
“Microsoft says folks running the recently delivered release candidate
2 of Windows XP Service Pack 2 aren’t vulnerable to the new “Download
Ject” attack that’s romping across the Web.”
So, instead of getting a patch for IE, you can download a *beta* version of a service pack Woody Leonhard calls a “seriously risky patch job” or you can choose to use another browser that’s not affected. Hmmm…