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F-Secure is reporting that it has unearthed five proof-of-concept viruses that target Microsoft's 'Monad' scripting shell. But Monad is not part of Windows Vista.

Web reports claiming that the first Windows Vista virus has surfaced are misleading.

On Thursday a report on the F-Secure Web site claimed the "first Vista virus" had been found.

According to the posting, an Austrian virus writer had published five proof-of-concept viruses that, in theory, could target Microsoft's scripting shell, code-named Monad, and also known as "MSH."

But Monad is not expected to be part of Vista when it ships and was not included in the Vista Beta 1 bits distributed by the company late last month.

"These potential viruses do not affect Windows Vista or any other version of Windows if 'Monad' has not been installed on the system. We have not yet announced a specific delivery vehicle for "Monad" in the Microsoft Windows operating system," said a spokeswoman for Microsoft's security team.

"At this time, these reports pose no risk for Microsoft customers," the spokeswoman added. "The techniques described in these reports require the user to first load and run malicious software on their computer. The viruses do not attempt to exploit a software vulnerability and do not encompass a new method of attack."
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