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As of September 18, 2006, Symantec Security Response is advising users to take extra precautions if they use any version of Microsoft Internet Explorer as a result of a new zero-day attack against the application.The attack leverages a previously unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This vulnerability is due to the way Internet Explorer handles Vector Markup Language (VML).

Currently, the vulnerabilities are being hosted primarily on adult and pornographic websites and used to attack users visiting those sites to install spyware onto the victim’s machine. It is important to note that although the attacks appear primarily on adult sites at the moment, it is possible that they may spread to other more mainstream websites on the internet. The spyware may include a variety of security risks such as keyloggers that will monitor the keystrokes in an attempt to steal financial and confidential information.

There are no patches available from Microsoft for the vulnerability at this point.

Symantec Security Response has analyzed the threat and has provided protection for it via LiveUpdate and Intelligent Update. The current Trojan that leverages the zero-day vulnerability to attack is detected as Trojan.Vimalov. Symantec Security Response is also releasing intrusion protection (IPS) signatures to proactively protect customers against attempts to exploit the Internet Explorer vulnerability itself.

If you are a current Symantec Customer running Norton AntiVirus or Norton Internet Security and regularly run LiveUpdate™, you are protected from this threat and its varients.

If you are unaware of the security status of your PC, please take one of the following actions:

Run LiveUpdate™

virus Definitions are available via the LiveUpdate or the Security Response Website.

Existing Customers
If you have an older version of Norton Internet Security™ and would like to upgrade to Norton Internet Security 2007, please click here.

New Customers
To protect yourself with Norton Internet Security 2007, please click here.

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Don’t throw away your old digital camera - here are some ways to get some use out of it.

After purchasing a new digital camera, you may be considering what to do with your old camera that may have fewer megapixels, less zoom range, and fewer features than your current one. Here are a few suggestions:

• Give your old digital camera to your parents or friends to introduce them to the world of digital photography (be prepared to spend time showing them how everything works!)
• Keep your old digital camera as a backup in case your main digital camera fails.
• Donate your digital camera to charity or a school (this may be tax deductible - contact your accountant and/or charity for information).
• Sell your old digital camera, if it is in good condition, on an auction site such as eBay.
• Sell your old digital camera in your newspaper classifieds.