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From: "Bette" <>
Subject: Internet explorer problem
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:20:26 -0700

Microsoft is urging everyone to stop using Internet Explorer due to the new
Trojan Horse JS.Scob that has infected it. Change to another internet
browser. I just changed to Netscape and it automatically imported all my
favorites too.

To change to another browser you may do what I did and look into your
programs folder. There you will probably see Netscape and by clicking on it
you will find it already installed. You will see a box come up that asks if
you want to make it your default browser. Click yes and you are all set.

You can also use Opera, Foxfire and others to avoid the IE problem.

So far none of the virus protection companies have found a block for this
JS.Scob trojan problem. Microsoft has issued a patch that sort of works its
way around it. You can search http://tinyurl.com/2gndp for many articles
about this nasty thing. However, do NOT use Internet Explorer to get there.
Change immediately before you hit a website that has this and you get
infected. What this nasty little thing does is spy into your computer and
grab every keystroke you do, like your credit card numbers, bank account
numbers, passwords, etc. Not a nice thing at all.

Do a full system scan immediately and look for any file that says JS.Scob
and remove those files.

If Kipp is online maybe he can help us out here or some of you other people
that are much more computer savy than I am. Thanks.

Bette

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