"N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:164taci48zu3i.dlg@xxxxxx
Quote:
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:34:44 -0500, Ron Sommer wrote:
> Quote:
>> I worked on a computer this week that had Task Manager grayed out.
>> Several anti-spam, registry checking programs had installed themselves.
>
> Malware can "install itself", if the user is lax. Otherwise, programs,
> including malware, must be consciously installed by the user. There a new breed of malware that can install itself through Flash, simply
by going to a web page:
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080417/#story1
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)