Well, as long as you DON'T CLICK THE ATTACHMENT, you won't be affected. And
as we all know, it's a big no-no to click an attachment that you don't know
what it does! :)
I feel sorry for anybody who mindlessly clicks on files with extension .vbs
that arrive in their inbox :)
Kevin
(yes, I'm usin
"Hanser, Kevin" wrote:
> Well, as long as you DON'T CLICK THE ATTACHMENT, you won't be affected. And
> as we all know, it's a big no-no to click an attachment that you don't know
> what it does! :)
>
> I feel sorry for anybody who mindlessly clicks on files with extension .vbs
> that arrive in t
*sigh* Why am I responding to this...it is way off topic in the first place.
>
> a) the attachment will run is you have the preview panel open
Not for .vbs files it won't.
> b) some people have the 'don't show file extensions for known files'
> turned on, which means they'll only see 'A
Brian Huddleston wrote:
> That this type of virus propogates at all seems fairly conclusive evidence
> that some
> people aren't as bright as your average sedimentary rock.
>
> I'm sure we're eventually going to get a warning about "New Destructive
> FORMAT.EXE virus Discovered in the Wild!"
So
David Thornley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Do not open any emails with the subject I LOVE YOU, particularly if
>you are using Outlook Express under Windows. For details, see
>http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/love.htm
Ouch... and it deletes image files. Good thing they're safely stored
in the CV
Mark Harrison wrote:
>
> Ouch... and it deletes image files. Good thing they're safely stored
> in the CVS repository! ;-)
According to one report I've seen, it just marks them as 'hidden.'
Try doing a 'view all' if you've got an infected machine..
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Ken Coar
Hi!
On Thu, 4 May 2000, David Thornley wrote:
> Do not open any emails with the subject I LOVE YOU, particularly if
> you are using Outlook Express under Windows.
Also if CVS pserver answers "I LOVE YOU" during authentication don't open
any files in your working directory. Delete them immediate
On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 12:34 -0500, David Thornley wrote:
> Do not open any emails with the subject I LOVE YOU,
> particularly if you are using Outlook Express under Windows.
This turns out to be even simpler: Don't confuse Outlook with a
mail program! Or even shorter: Never use a fucking sys
