[pchelpers] Re: News:New Virus Disguised As IE 7 Download

Hi John, i downloaded Internet Explorer yesterday, but did it from Google.
This URL
http://www.google.com/toolbar/ie7/
So far noproblemo.

Thanks for the info.
Kathleen


On 3/30/07, John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Security experts are warning against a new virus that is claiming to be
> a new IE7 Beta 2 download. The e-mail looks official, carries the
> subject line "Internet Explorer 7 Downloads" and has a return address of
> "admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>
>        Security experts reported no widespread damage Friday morning,
>        but they said the virus is notable for a couple of reasons. The
>        e-mail includes a convincing graphic that looks like it could
>        really be from Microsoft, and the virus is delivered when
>        recipients click on a link rather than in an attachment, which
>        makes it harder to stop it from reaching in-boxes.
>
>        Sourced from:
>        http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjQ5NDcsLCwsLCwx
> --
> John Durham
>




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