Two comments:
1) Why should an AMIGA group of users care about an .shs file *grins*?
2) By DEFAULT, file extensions are hidden in Windows. They can (and
should) be turned on by the user.
jeh
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Ron Jensen wrote:
> Hello Mike,
>
> The following snippet is from
>http://computercurrents.com/newstoday/99/11/01/news2.html
>
> ------
> Daily News
> Microsoft Scrap File Trojan
> By Steve Gold, Newsbytes.
> November 01, 1999
>
> Finjan has issued a customer warning over a new form of Trojan Horse
> attack that attacks Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] scrap *(.SHS) *files. The
> information technology (IT) security firm says that the malicious code
> problem can be used easily to create and deliver Trojan executable
> attacks.
>
> Finjan says that this worries the company sine it is yet another way
> that anyone can create Trojan attacks on Windows users with ease. The
> firm advises all customers to take proper precautions to educate and
> protect their computer systems and employees.
>
> The problem, Finjan says, is that Microsoft Office applications can be
> used to create "scrap" files that hide executable programs or other
> content.
>
> Finjan says that Windows always hides the SHS file extension, so a
> different file extension can be used (e.g., JPEG, GIF, TXT, etc.) to
> make a program appear to be a harmless file type.
>
> This, the company says, gives a person with malicious intent the ability
> to create Trojan executable programs that the majority of people will
> open without hesitation.
>
> When distributed via e-mail messages, instant message file transfers or
> other Web-based mediums, Finjan says that a scrap file's SHS extension
> becomes visible. But once saved to the hard disk, the SHS extension will
> disappear again.
>
> (...)
> -----
>
> I'm afraid you have a virus...
>
> On 17-Jun-00, Mike wrote:
> M>
> M>> The male and female stages of life. Bye.
> M>
> M> -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Listar --
> M> -- Type: application/octet-stream
> M> -- File: LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS
> M>
> M>
> Regards
> --
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> http://www.jentronics.com/
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