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Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Clive on October 18, 2006, 21:11: The Register
By John Leyden

Hackers have created a bogus Internet Explorer 7 download site that attempts to load Trojan code onto the PCs of visiting surfers.

Traffic to the malicious website is being driven by a spoofed email message, claiming to be from support@microsoft.com, offering a link to download Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.

Prospective marks visit a spoof website that looks similar to Microsoft's legitimate download page for IE 7 RC1. But instead of all that Microsoft goodness, surfers visit a site loaded with Trojan downloader codes which attempt to exploit browser vulnerabilities to download malware onto their machines.

Hackers commonly trick users into visiting malicious sites or executing malware that claims to offer the latest security fixes from Microsoft. The latest attack, reported by net security firm Surfcontrol, represents an adaptation of the technique which takes advantage of the release of IE7 RC1 by Microsoft last week.

In almost related news, a Firefox fan has registered the domain IE7.com, on which he's plastered the logo for the alternative browser software. This site, unlike the spoof IE7 download site, is safe to visit. ®

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/18/hack_site_spoofs_ie7_download/
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Simon on October 18, 2006, 21:18: Well, I could say that anyone daft enough to want IE7 deserves what they get, but that wouldn't be very fair. :devil:

:grin:
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: chorleydave on October 18, 2006, 22:45: Quote from: "Simon"
Well, I could say that anyone daft enough to want IE7 deserves what they get, but that wouldn't be very fair. :devil:

It would. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Clive on October 26, 2006, 17:29: Be warned - a friend of mine has been conned into downloading this!
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Simon on October 26, 2006, 20:18: Umm... :whistle:

People will get so sick of me they'll eventually download this to shut me up! :grin:
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Lona on October 27, 2006, 00:14: Have you downloaded it Simon?

Is it better or just the same as 1.5?
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Simon on October 27, 2006, 00:35: I've been using the beta and RC versions for some time, Lona, so I've almost forgotten what 1.5 was like! It's not much different on the surface, I don't think, but obviously there have been some improvements under the bonnet, and there are some changes in the Options. What you may find is that some of the 1.5 add-ons might not work, until the various developers update them, but I have found most of them have now caught up, and I think there's only the odd Theme which isn't compatible. I have to say, it isn't my default browser, as I still use the Mozilla (now SeaMonkey) Suite, but I would certainly recommend updating from 1.5.
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Reno on October 27, 2006, 00:42: Will i have to reinstall a s**tload of plugins simons? <===== LMFAO shedload. That's genius.
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: chorleydave on October 27, 2006, 00:44: Regarding Firefox. as always, I'll wait until the unpaid guinea pigs have tried it and download it when the inevitable bugs have been ironed out.

Having said that, although I would never use it, my version of Internet Explorer is the version that came with my operating system, without any updates, and it will still be here in three or four years time unless I am totally Linux by then.
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Simon on October 27, 2006, 10:13: Quote from: "Bobscrachy"
Will i have to reinstall a shedload of plugins simons? LMFAO shedload. That's genius.

The plugins should automatically be updated when you install the browser, and any that don't, you cat get by periodically clicking Help > Check for Updates.

Sorry, I don't get the 'shedload' reference, but glad you made yourself laugh! :)
Title: Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet
Post by: Reno on October 27, 2006, 18:53: Edit the post and read it carefully, and you'll see why shedload cracks me up.