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Story: Vista vulnerable to malware from 2004

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Maybe you're wrong in what you are saying and this is ...

Hiya,
I hate to burst your bubble but I do not believe that Vista is the problem here; but I do believe that you are blaming Vista because you don't know what else to blame !

What you fail to mention in any of your postings is whether you had valid upto-date Anti-Virus software installed, and which version of Vista you are using; Yet alone mention whether you have the phishing filters, and automatic protection enabled within IE7+.

I believe that the problem you are experiencing is associated with the fact that you have previously used your e-mail address to sign-up, or sign-in to a web based system, and have agreed to IE remembering your information. Then you have visited the said website, and this has launched scripts, (possibly ActiveX), to read the contents of your index.dat files. Which is not beyond the realms of possibility.

You see IE7+, (the variant used in Vista), works in a totally different way to the IE7 version that sits within XP. In Vista, whilst IE7+ is part of the operating system it operates independently from the profile that is logged into the computer at the time; and if you have modified the ActiveX controls, within IE7+ then you will automatically allow the running of AX controllers without needing approval - some people do this to make their web experience easier.

The problem that I have is you are only telling us half the information that we need in order to make a valid decision; but you are only too willing to blame the fact that your own e-mail account has been spammed upon Vista without understanding the consequences of your actions.

I'd be grateful if you could please provide more information upon the points raised above; which will allow a vailid decision, and should you need it help.

Arthur
My window is small but looks out on a big world
Pet hate - people who blame that which they don't understand

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