Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 00:32:01 05/06/00
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On May 06, 2000 at 02:21:09, Frederic Friedel wrote:
>On May 06, 2000 at 01:30:47, Anthony Boynes wrote:
>
>>vbs files can also be activated by running cscript.exe
>
>Thanks! I've added that to my intructions. You need two and a half minutes to
>set up protection now.
>
>Christophe Theron reminds me that you can send a simple .BAT file that will
>delete all the files on your hard disk with no warning message. But I think
>people are aware that exe and bat files must not be started, virus programs and
>firewalls immediately start throwing fits if you try. But the Scripting Host
>(which indeed is installed with IE5) was largly ignored in protection schemes,
>which is why the ILY virus could get onto more than 10 million computers in 48
>hours (according to CBS).
>
>My feeling is: an operating system and a mailer can allow mail attachments to
>run, to show text, display pictures, play a tune, and maybe a few other normal
>things. But fiddling around with the Windows registry, deleting a thousand
>files, generate and sending out a thousand emails, and in fact doing all of this
>on other network computers as well, all this must be made a complete no-no for a
>lowly email attachment.
Let's go for Linux then...
Christophe
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