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Microsoft has a patch at the upgrade site. I downloaded and installed it a
few minutes ago.
Just click on "start" then click on the "windows update" icon.
Lionel
----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Wallace <gcwallace@xxxxxxxx>
To: MetaStock listserver <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 9:47 PM
Subject: Off topic: Computer security and Internet Explorer
> This general subject has been raised here before, so I don't feel *too*
out
> of place with this post.
>
> I used to think the only way to infect myself with a virus or a trojan
horse
> was from an e-mail attachment or by downloading some junk software. How
> about getting infected just by visiting a disreputable website or perhaps
a
> reputable-but-hacked site with Internet Explorer? How about by just
reading
> an HTML e-mail with Outlook Express?
>
> Read the article on this ActiveX exploit at
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2322425,00.html and
> make the suggested security settings changes. If you read the article
and
> want to click on the link to the hacker's site mentioned, be aware his
> ActiveX scriptlet will be triggered (apparently a harmless example)
unless
> the security settings changes first.
>
> Serious stuff, folks.
>
>
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