Ackey Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The Register has an article, here, about a bit of Malware (virus, worm, trojan etc.) doing the rounds at the moment which is pretending to be a Beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. You will probably receive this kind of thing in your e-mail address at work or at home all the time and think perhaps you should finally get around to updating... well as todays piece of advice... don't! Whenever you get an e-mail which is from an unsolicited source double or triple check it before you actually open or download anything. Go to the official site, without clicking on ANY links in the email (open a window, do it from scratch). Microsoft, along with 99.99% of other big companies will not just send you an e-mail like that. Always check your sources, as this bug highlights, because it's a right little bugger, and you will be much safer! Keep clean folks! Ack, Helpful Advisor, Expert Procrastinator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheridans_world Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) Just as well as the above i find that the status bar on the left hand side of >>here<< is useful Edited March 30, 2007 by sheridans_world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickers Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Just as well as the above i find that the status bar on the left hand side of >>here<< is useful just use firefox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 good advice.... but it wouldn'y have protected from clicking on the link in the aforementioned e-mail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickers Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 good advice.... but it wouldn'y have protected from clicking on the link in the aforementioned e-mail! cant legislate for stupidity! as much as Blair and his cronies want too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 Too true... hence the advice... the less people have problems the less those of us who protect ourselves do, as much the spam in the world is produced by hijacked pc's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickers Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Too true... hence the advice... the less people have problems the less those of us who protect ourselves do, as much the spam in the world is produced by hijacked pc's! should be a law put by that if your stupid you get shot and i am joking before people decide to give me abuse!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardlelatic Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 should be a law put by that if your stupid you get shot and i am joking before people decide to give me abuse!! message for Chickers - How many times would this have happened you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickers Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 message for Chickers - How many times would this have happened you ? qs`s are born with more lives than cats mate!! like cockroaches, can survive anything!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 haha... I'd have been shot atleast twice today alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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