[Royal Wulff]

I don't seem to see anything telling what the symptoms are.

It's not a virus it's an exploit. A means of gaining access to your computer. A malicious person can do *anything* he wants using this exploit.

It looks pretty serious. I would suggest at the very least performing the Microsoft workaround mentioned on the various sites linked here.

Otherwise, I would suggest you not continue reading FR, since any hack DU clown could post a malicious image in a thread here and you are done.

As I understand it, anyway.

[an amused spectator]

I have my Firefox configured to load images for the originating website only [two checked boxes in FF Tools].

Dulls the entire FR experience, but Safety Pup says...

[BlessedBeGod]

Thanks for your help!

[ReignOfError]

It's not a virus it's an exploit. A means of gaining access to your computer. A malicious person can do *anything* he wants using this exploit.

If I may venture an analogy, it's like discovering that you can't lock your doors. The point isn't to dust for prints or inventory what's missing; it's to tighten up before someone strolls in.