Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet

Hackers have created a bogus Internet Explorer 7 download site that attempts to load Trojan code onto the PCs of visiting surfers, The Register reported.
Traffic to the malicious website is being driven by a spoofed email message, claiming to be from [email protected], offering a link to download Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.
Prospective marks visit a spoof website that looks similar to Microsoft’s legitimate download page for IE7 RC1. But instead, surfers visit a site loaded with Trojan downloader codes which attempt to exploit browser vulnerabilities to download malware onto their machines.
Hackers commonly trick users into visiting malicious sites or executing malware that claims to offer the latest security fixes from Microsoft. The latest attack represents an adaptation of the technique which takes advantage of the release of IE7 RC1 by Microsoft last week.
Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer 7 on Wednesday October 18, the first major upgrade to its Web browser since 2001 with new features aimed at preventing online fraud. Internet Explorer 7 is available for download at www.microsoft.com/ie.