"Aluxe" <nottelling@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone confirm this finding that the new Internet Explorer 7reputedly
> has a VBS:zulu virus embedded in the Microsoft download?
>
> Do this now to check:
> - Go to http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/19/ie7_release/
> - Click on the link titled "download"
> This resolves to:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx
> - Immediately I get from Avast the message that the VBS:zulu virus was
> downloaded (even though I didn't download anything yet).
>
> The Avast 4.7 Home Edition log file says:
> (dat file dated 10/19/2006 0642-3)
>
> 10/19/2006 8:55:19 PM SYSTEM 312 Sign of "VBS:Zulu" has been found in
> "http://rad.microsoft.com/ADSAdClient31.dll?GetAd=&PG=CMSIE3&SC=F3&AP=1164"
> file.
>
> Is this a real virus?
> Or is Avast just unfamiliar with the new Internet Explorer from Microsoft?

Nothing going on here, using AVG. I've downloaded and installed IE7 on two
computers here then performed a complete AVG scan on each, plus Spybot S&D,
Adaware, Super AntiSpyware and Gmer rootkit detector.

All negative and all is well.