TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Urgent Advisory: New Malware Attack Exploiting Internet Explorer

Urgent Advisory: New Malware Attack Exploiting Internet Explorer

Patrick Townson (ptownson@cableone.net)
Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:19:07 -0500

This came with this month's TerraWorld newsletter. TerraWorld is
our local ISP here in much of Kansas.

URGENT ADVISORY: EVERYONE VULNERABLE TO NEW INTERNET EXPLORER EXPLOIT

A new malware attack that exploits Internet Explorer has been
discovered. Terra World Technical Support recommends that you
IMMEDIATELY update your anti-virus and anti-spyware software. A patch
from Microsoft to correct this problem in Internet Explorer is not
expected until October 10th. The United States Computer Emergency
Readiness Team (US-CERT), part of the Department of Homeland Security,
has information on their website:

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/current_activity.html

TERRA WORLD DOES NOT SEND EMAILS TO ITS CUSTOMERS WITH ATTACHMENTS. IF
YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL ALLEDGING TO ELIMINATE VIRUSES OR ANYTHING ELSE
FROM YOUR COMPUTER, DELETE IT.

We have started receiving reports of customers receiving emails and who
opened them, believing they are legitimate and from Terra World
Technical Support. THEY ARE FAKE.

Do NOT open emails containing attachments from ANYONE -- EVEN IF YOU
KNOW THEM -- unless you know if advance that the email is coming and
what it contains. Being overly-cautious can save you hours and days of
aggravation. It takes only minutes to have someone re-send you an
email, if need be.

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