Worm

I read the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/11/10/build/business/30-have-uheard.inc" target="_blank">Have you Heard</a> column by Jan Falstad this morning and was as puzzled as she was about the Pay-Pal E-mail she mentions.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>A telephone operator named Vicky, who declined to give her last name, says the scam started about 8 a.m. Tuesday morning and the calls were coming in from members and nonmembers alike. <br />n<br />nWhen asked how anyone could scam money from an e-mail that asks you to not respond, Vicky says she doesn't know. However, she says sometimes some personal information can be tracked by criminals if the user opens the e-mail. <br />n<br />nShe says this scam looks more threatening. <br />n<br />n"Somebody is trying to start something with Pay Pal and start a virus," she says. </blockquote><br />n<br />nLater in my readings I came across the information that this is a new type of <a href="http://reuters.myway.com/article/20041109/2004-11-09T155108Z_01_L09645912_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-TECH-INTERNETEXPLORER-VIRUS-DC.html" target="_blank">worm</a> that only affects people using Internet Explorer. <br />n<br />nMy personal rant. Internet Explorer is a bug filled security risk that should be avoided at all costs. If you are still using this consider switching to another, safer browser. I prefer <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/" target="_blank">Firefox</a> which just two days ago come out with version 1.0, its first production relase. Since Firefox is free it makes a real good choice for a browser. If you haven't switched yet I recommend it.<br />n<br />n<b>Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal. Arthur Schopenhauer</b>