The "blue circle e" is Internet Explorer, not Win XP. http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/serious-internet-explorer-bug-leaves-ha lf-all-browsers-open-hack-n91281 What to do? Well, start with using Chrome or another browser until this is fixed. Pat In Tucson | -----Original Message----- | From: gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-newbie- | bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of wstjs@aol.com | Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 7:30 AM | To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com | Subject: Re: [GN] XP Hacked | | | I just learned on the morning news that the hackers are now hacking baby | monitors. So any of you who are using a baby monitor change your passwords | and secure your router and anything else that is necessary. | | Janet | | | -----Original Message----- | From: Joyce <joyce_c@rogers.com> | To: gen-newbie <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Mon, Apr 28, 2014 9:08 pm | Subject: [GN] XP Hacked | | | | | | A friend wrote the following message and for those of you using XP might want | to either check into it or stop using internet for a while Joyce C | | | I just got the following message in , but unable to verify it yet. I was just about | to go on the Internet too. These Hackers should do something beneficial with | their skills, not upset the likes of you and me with this crap. Just so you are | aware...if your have *Windows XP program...*it's been hacked.... It was on HLN | this morning... Affecting | over 3 million users of Windows XP. They say if you have Windows XP | not to use the internet using the blue circle "e"...that is what has been | compromised. Microsoft stopped supplying that program quite a while ago but | they are thinking of reinstating it to fix the problem. | | | | | | | ******************** | | Gen-Newbie's website: | | http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE- | request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the | subject and the body of the message | | | | ******************** | | Gen-Newbie's website: | | http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE- | request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the | subject and the body of the message