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    Posted: August 31 2007 at 18:58
I have installed a program (F-secure anti virus) that has an option to scan webtraffic. While visiting progarchives it has reported as follows:
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While scanning webtraffic a virus was discovered,
File: cover_299222132003.jpg
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While scanning webtraffic Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Agent.n was discovered.
File: stats.php?id=5014
Source: 194.126.193.152
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2007 at 04:35
I don't think a .jpg file can contain a virus, can it?
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Points: 21616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2007 at 06:00
^ http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/ms04-028.shtml

Apparently this is only a danger for users who either use old versions of Windows (98, ME) or who don't update their computer regularly.

BTW: Statistics of my website show that even one year after MS Internet Explorer 7 has been released more than 50% of all IE users still use version 6 ... do you guys *want* your computer to be infected?
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Points: 13244 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2007 at 08:18
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/ms04-028.shtml

Apparently this is only a danger for users who either use old versions of Windows (98, ME) or who don't update their computer regularly.

BTW: Statistics of my website show that even one year after MS Internet Explorer 7 has been released more than 50% of all IE users still use version 6 ... do you guys *want* your computer to be infected?


You said it yourself - we don't, that's why we use IE6 LOL

Seriously though, you have a point here. And of course, Firefox is an even better choice.
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Points: 21616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2007 at 08:24
^ agreed. I think it doesn't matter much what browser you use as long as it's properly maintained and free of security problems ... of course IE6 is still maintained by Microsoft and if there are any security issues they'll be fixed eventually, but their focus is clearly on IE7 and since it has an improved architecture many of the most recent security problems of IE applied to version 6 but not 7.

And of course there are other really, really good reasons to upgrade from 6 to 7, most notably the vastly improved performance and tabbed browsing!


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