Re: is my virus warning an ad?

From: Robert Moir (bofh_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/08/03 

Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 23:46:55 +0100

derek wrote:
> just this weekend i started getting a little square box
> whose only identification is "Microsoft Internet
> Explorer." It gives me a virus warning, bug W32 RPC and
> asks me to click in order to scan for and delete the virus.
>
> Is this a legitimate warning from my browser, or is this
> is an ad?

as a web browser is not a virus scanner, then yes, its an ad. 

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Rob
MS MVP
http://www.robertmoir.co.uk

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