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[Mr Subliminal]

Quote from ArchAngel:

You definitely should check the security setting for the Internet zone for your browser (Tools->Internet Options->Security) - unless you specifically changed it to High, it's probably not. If the security setting is too loose, you could be allowing untrusted modules a way to be activated without knowing it.

As for the course of events it IS normally that the security updates are available BEFORE users get compromised. I'm not talking about the flavor of the month new virus or worm that some idiot hacker wannabe releases, I'm referring to some exploit that might have been found in some system software component or protocol. In those cases, the update has been usually available before the exploit goes into wide attempted use and normal users are exposed - e.g., in the case of the last several updates, the updates were available weeks before hackers launched a serious exploit.

It's anecdotal, but none of the dozen or so folks I know who've been hit had bothered to stay up to date with updates. Five of them wouldn't have been touched if they had and the others picked up a virus or trojan either by downloading and installing a piece of freeware or by having it shoved down to their machine through a flaw in non-Microsoft software (e.g., an otherwise innocent IM or file sharing program).

Staying safe these days is definitely non-trivial.

Now that you mention it, I have just recently started using Yahoo IM. Hmmmm?

I have no doubt that you would be able to solve my problem like you did with your friends. In the meantime, I continue learning from your posts, as per usual.

 

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Quote from Mr Subliminal:

Now that you mention it, I have just recently started using Yahoo IM. Hmmmm?

I have no doubt that you would be able to solve my problem like you did with your friends. In the meantime, I continue learning from your posts, as per usual.

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