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Date:	Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:00:42 PST8
From:	"Bob" <2lvvuss02@sneakemail.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Latest News from the Dark Side

** Reply to message from "Mark Abramowitzmarka@relaypoint.net" on Fri, 30 Dec
2005 13:09:10 PST8

> "Unlike with previously revealed vulnerabilities, computers can be
> infected simply by visiting one of the Web sites or viewing an infected
> image in an e-mail through the preview pane in older versions of Microsoft
> Outlook, even if users did not click on anything or open any files.
> Operating system versions ranging from the current Windows XP to Windows
> 98 are affected."

My guess is an active-x control. These kind of reports are normal for MS
software, it is full of holes.

Which is why I tell anyone that uses Windows and asks for assistance to not use
an MS browser or email client.

--
Robert Blair

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