WARNING! to all Users - Microsoft announcement

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:57 pm

I have a Microsoft announcement to all Internet Explorer
Users.

Microsoft have announced that they have found a new
hole in IE all Windows versions.
A Trojan has been discovered that attaches itself to a
servers webpage and when the page is opened the users
System is then infected.
Microsoft say that it imbeds 4 lines of code into the page
to make it invisible to Anti Virus software.
Microsoft say that they are trying everything to find
a way to close this hole.

This Trojan detects key-presses and also hunts down other
info on the users system.
This is how serious this Trojan is...

Microsoft are urging Windows users to use a third party
I-net browser until a patch has been developed
Now it must be bad?

Good old Windows!

Xanthippe · Post by **Xanthippe** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:08 pm

I think it is in the Norton anti-virus protection already, see

Norton virus warning!

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:30 pm

Yes thank you for pointing that out I forgot
to add the part about Making sure your Virus
Detection Software is upto date.

aventine · Post by **aventine** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:21 am

Crap, this sounds pretty serious. Thanks Arioch for the heads up.

I've just got the latest virus definitions for Norton Antivirus... will that do? ???

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:17 pm

Yes Norton AntiVirus is able to deal with it.

So once again
every one make sure you have updated your Antivirus software Definitions, and make regular scans.

Street_Rat · Post by **Street_Rat** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 9:56 am

Microsoft are urging Windows users to use a third party
I-net browser until a patch has been developed

LOL, now to hear microsoft tell its users to use a third party browser is something i never thaught id have the delight of hearing. thats one for a framing
that must be one huge bug hole

( all you ie users out there plz forgive my enjoyment of this, but this isnt something microsoft do often ) and ive disliked microsoft for years

(unfortunatelly still stuck on there opperating system though)

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ if ur looking for a great third party browser. (for thoes that either want a change, or like me, run no anti virus software at all)

aventine · Post by **aventine** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:48 am

I'll stick to Opera, until we get a patch or something.

Post by **changing worlds** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:53 am

I use FireFox half the time that I am online (eliminates all annoying ads). I prefer it over Netscape and IE, but have yet to make it my default browser.

aventine · Post by **aventine** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:13 am

So... how does FSVM & VMF look on FireFox? :laugh2:

Post by **changing worlds** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:24 am

Street_Rat wrote:Microsoft are urging Windows users to use a third party
I-net browser until a patch has been developed

Where did you read this? (link?)

Post by **changing worlds** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:26 am

aventine wrote:So... how does FSVM & VMF look on FireFox? :laugh2:

Wait 25 seconds for another post??? :p

Anyway, it looks about the same. I used to see the 'generator' that other Mozilla browsers experience. I do get to see anyones 'favicon' (IE didn't let me see half of them).

The best place to visit with FireFox is Amazon. No more of those images popping up, with the hard-to-find-close-links.

The worst place to visit with FireFox is Microsoft Windows Update. You CANNOT get any updates using FireFox.

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aventine · Post by **aventine** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:39 am

Yeah, I got the generator thing using Opera too. Fixed that though, it was a mistake of mine that had been unnoticed since I had it installed on ICDsoft till now...

Hmmm, 25 second rule annoys me sometimes too, especially since they've got this "quick reply" box on the new ikonboard. But, it's probably neccessary to prevent flooding... do you guys remember that time some looney came and flooded our board with crap? We spent ages cleaning it up... :pcangry:

aventine · Post by **aventine** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:40 am

Actually, I guess the 25 second rule would only slow them down, not stop them. Hmmm.

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:24 pm

Joe it was in a national UK newspaper,
the only thing with news editors they have a tendency
to over exaggerate.

Aventine

Maximum emoticons per post: 5
is that all?

Street_Rat · Post by **Street_Rat** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 7:07 am

even though they may have exaggerated, ie is still bug ridden.
i tried to remove ie 6 from a windows xp machiene and everytime it was removed, it would automatically go back
so ie is technically an unremovable virus