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So… the news is making a big deal out of this Internet Explorer bug… and rightly so if you’re on a corporate network.

Someone can gain control of your PC through some flaws in Internet Explorer.

Microsoft has released a patch and their “official” page on the deal is here:  MS08-078 – addresses a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (KB 960714)

You may want to run the updates on your system to be safe.

If you are running Firefox (www.firefox.com) or Google Chrome those browsers are still safe, but if you ever use Internet Explorer, it’s probably not a bad idea to update next time your system does.

Browse safely and have a Merry Christmas!

Keep a wary eye for this one.  A client has reported receiving mutiple spoof Hallmark E-Card emails that have a virus attached.

The message looks something like this:

From what I’ve been able to find, the email has a Trojan virus attached and the link that it goes to can take you to a Malware Keylogger (a piece of spyware that logs your keystrokes) if you’re not careful.

So, if you get this, delete it, and don’t open the attachment.

Source URL for picture:  http://askgordroutley.com/blog/?tag=spoof

We’ve been getting reports in of some really well crafted fake emails that are sure to make your life more interesting than you planned.

One that has gotten most people is a FEDEX email scam.  It tells you that you have an issue with a package you recently sent and gets you to install a piece of software on your computer that actually in a virus.  Not cute.  Here’s an article on it:
http://blog.mxlab.be/2008/08/09/fedex-tracking-number-trojan/

There are also a few labeled as if they are from CNN.com and also MSNBC.  They have fake news articles attached to them and try, again, to get you to install malicious software.

The CNN Message looks like this:

Web related articles below:

http://www.spywareremove.com/security/cnn-com-daily-top-10-email-contains-malware/

http://www.mxlogic.com/itsecurityblog/1/2008/08/Spam-Alert-Huge-Volumes-of-Fake-CNN-News-Updates.cfm

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2008/08/msnbc-cnn-hit-b.html

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