A virus disguised and Internet Explorer has been arriving in e-mail inboxes as of late, according to Digital Inspiration.
“A slew of emails have hit our mailbox in the last two days with links to download the beta 2 version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (file name: IE7.0.exe)
“… As you would have guessed it, the file IE7.0.exe is a virus (Virus.Win32.Grum.a) and is being hosted in multiple places around the world.”
In short, if you receive an e-mail from admin@microsoft.com offering a free beta version of Internet Explorer 7, do not download the attachment, nor should you click on any links. Delete the e-mail and move on.
Speaking of strange things arriving in your e-mail, you should make it a point to never download any attachments or click on any links that arrive unexpectedly, especially ones from foreign e-mail addresses.
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March 30th, 2007
Cathy says:
I just received an email from admin@microsoft.com saying my account has been drawn and I have won many prizes. ..just click here (mouseovered “prize.go.ru”) So, admin is at it again….this time with prizes! woohoo! Don’t go there.
March 30th, 2007
Cathy says:
The above post was not posted on March 30th, 2007, but August 1, 2008. Need a little tweaking here….(she said in a sing-song voice).
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