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April 27, 2006

A Cautionary Tale

Download.com has a short cautionary tale on being careful while you search. The article talks of someone visiting a "cracks" web site and getting a computer full of spyware. Here is an excerpt:

"We went to a software "cracks" site I thought was safe because I had used it before for similar reasons. Unfortunately, this time my friend wasn't so lucky. I assume the site exploited a hole in my friend's outdated version of Internet Explorer because the site downloaded so many types and iterations of spyware and adware, I can't even begin to list them."

Read the rest of the article here.

The bottom line is to make sure you keep Internet Explorer updated (you can check if you're on the latest version by visiting http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and following the prompts.

Posted by Van K at April 27, 2006 08:14 AM digg this add to del.icio.us add to My Web Furl this page

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