For those who may not have heard, there is a new virus (technically a worm) out on the web attacking Windows users surfing with Internet Explorer. The virus, nicknamed 'Scob', uses two known vulnerabilities in the current version of Internet Explorer and IIS. The attackers are infecting popular banking and commerce websites, which then infect anyone who visits using IE running on a Windows computer. Despite repeated pleadings from antivirus advocates, Microsoft has yet to release a patch and antivirus companies are having a tough time adding protection within their own software. Infections are not widespead at this point - nothing compared to Sasser - but there is no way to know if/when you have been infected. It appears the Russian Mob may be using this as a staging point for a massive spam attack.
It is recommended that if you surf the web this weekend, use a use an alternative browser. (Mozilla's new FireFox browser can automatically import all of your existing passwords, favorites, etc. so you do not have to worry about recreating your current web experience.) As of now, non-Windows machines (i.e. Macs, Linux boxes, etc.) are not vulnerable.
In case you were wondering why Alternative Browsers and Alternative Operating Systems are a good thing, when Microsoft rules the world, this it the reason. One supplier means a unified set of vulnerabilities. Many suppliers means there is always a way to avoid being hit.
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