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Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion

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In article <XnsA65FE664A5B33timothybilyahoocom@216.166.97.131>, Tim
<timothybil@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > 
> The four vulnerabilities that QuadRunner is checking four are bugs in one 
> or more Qualcom drivers. Three of them were patched in the August 
> security update, at least in the Google version of the update. As I said, 
> the fourth one has not been patched as of the August update. You might 
> want to read this article, as it has probably the best straight info on 
> the whole mess.
> 
> http://www.computerworld.com/article/3105569/android/android-
> quadrooter.html?token=%23tk.CTWNLE_nlt_computerworld_operating_systems_
> 2016-08-09&idg_eid=ae31bf6e68b90ef2418b7739a7c9f188
> &utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Computerworld%
> 20Operating%20Systems%202016-08-09
> &utm_term=computerworld_operating_systems#tk.cw_nlt_computerworld_operati
> ng_systems_2016-08-09
> 
> Sorry for the length of the URL, but it is what it is. 

no it isn't.

all that's needed is up to the .html.

everything past the ? is tracking information and can be deleted.

also, if you enclose the url in angle brackets, the length doesn't
matter.

<http://www.computerworld.com/article/3105569/android/android-
quadrooter.html>

> Oh for the days 
> when URLs would fit in the address box, and hitting the page back key 
> didn't require re-downloading all the stuff you just downloaded a minute 
> or two before.

that's a different issue.

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QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2016-08-09 12:14 -0400
  Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> - 2016-08-09 12:31 -0500
    Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2016-08-09 13:58 -0400
      Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> - 2016-08-09 22:38 -0500
        Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-09 23:57 -0400
        Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-10 07:20 +0000
        Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-08-10 09:27 +0100
      Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion "Percival P. Cassidy" <Nobody@NotMyISP.net> - 2016-08-11 13:08 -0400
  Re: QuadRooter security flaw -- confusion Nigel Wade <nmw@local.domain> - 2016-08-10 09:48 +0100

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