At 23:59 17/06/00, you wrote:
>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.
>HOW!!!
>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
> > --
> > Ron Jensen
> > http://www.jentronics.com/
> >
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