Author: Dieter Buerssner
Date: 13:45:51 09/19/03
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On September 19, 2003 at 16:24:40, Mike Byrne wrote: > [...] As suddenly I as getting them - they >stopped. They didn't stop here yet. >I think ..well at least the past hour they have stopped. This virus >is really nasty - does no require user intervention or it poses as MS update >and if you click no to the update - it installs silently. I think, when you don't use any funky mailer (like OE), none of those email worms/virusses is particalary nasty. You always will need user intervention. Often more than once (save the attachement, and also run it). I have saved the attachements (out of curiosity) to look at them, at the strings, that are inside, etc. It does also require, to disable the anti-Virus program. But anybody sane (besides perhaps people who work for McAffee, etc.) would run such an attachement. The only nastiness for me, is that it (over)floods my mail box, and I probably will have missed other email. Regards, Dieter
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