A new reason to avoid Deere

[Sysop]

That is a good way to mitigate many threats. Avoiding Java is as well.

 

[Paystar]

I didn't need any other reasons to avoid a John Deere, LOL.

 

[Sysop]

Me either, I just wanted to pass on a warning to those that may be shopping. I'd hate to see someone be the victim of identity theft or worse because they visited a malicious site.

 

[s219]

That is a good way to mitigate many threats. Avoiding Java is as well.

Amazingly, my employer -- who is generally over-zealous with IT security -- continues making online training content for employees that uses Java and Flash. So we have to have both on our computers. It boggles the mind. I am pretty sure they sub it out to a low bidder.

I have both Flash and Java disabled on my everyday browser, and pull up a sequestered version of Chrome with them enabled when I have to take training.

 

[Wagtail]

Well, I just 'threw myself on this grenade" and visited the JD website... yes, the US one.

Everything is fine, no alerts from my 'Panda' security.

I appreciate the warning, though.

So, what exactly were all of the other old reasons to avoid Deere?

 

[kthompson]

I agree a company has a responsibility to prevent damage to people who put there trust in their products whether a tractor or web site.

But here is my question: is there the ability of a virus to hit you from any source in the routing between a computer and a web site? We use good software and scan systems often for infections and find some well know companies want to down load tracking software which one program we use points out itself is not bad, it is what the info is used for.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Well, I just 'threw myself on this grenade" and visited the JD website... yes, the US one.

Everything is fine, no alerts from my 'Panda' security.

I appreciate the warning, though.

So, what exactly were all of the other old reasons to avoid Deere?

Thanks, you got my first gut busting laugh of the day going.

 

[adventure bob]

look at the url: it's hxxp, it's not deere it's you for not looking at the link before you clicked it. deere has no sites that begin with hxxp. look before you click

 

[TheMadOne]

look at the url: it's hxxp, it's not deere it's you for not looking at the link before you clicked it. deere has no sites that begin with hxxp. look before you click

"hxxp" is a standard way of writing "http" so that it doesn't read as an active link. I think it can also be used as a way to set up a clone site as well, but I'm not 100% on that.

 

[Paystar]

Maybe it was just a Deere tick? I hear you catch stuff from them.