Updates infected with "Antivirus Soft" virus?

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

>>> I'm sorry you had to go through this absurd experience just because

>>> IE 6 is so susceptible to malware but, as you've stated, it's just

>>> another lesson. I try to push folks to upgrade to IE8

>> [snip]

>>

>> Is IE7 not as secure as IE8? If not, in what ways is IE8 more secure?

>>

>> Is it possible to harden IE6 so that it is just as secure as IE8?

>

> A1. No. See, e.g.,

> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd919181(WS.10).aspx

> A2. No.

Also see

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/03/05/ie8-smartscreen-filter-protecting-users-at-internet-scale.aspx