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Hello Jamie,
You wrote on 1/21/2001, 9:01 PM:
>> I know that, historically, a virus can auto-generate e-mails
>> without the users knowledge.
Jamie> Only on systems using insecure mailers such as Outlook. This is
Jamie> due to a security flaw in the way tehse programs handle VB
Jamie> scripting. Much of this can be prevented by using the spydog
Jamie> patches.
No, Outlook is insecure because it doesn't handle attachments in a
secure way, and IIRC there was a vulnerability when az OE user could
get infected even if he/she didn't click on the attachment, just
opened the messagge.
OTOH, Outlook or TB either can't do much against an active virus in
your system. It can auto-generate mail, get info from your Address
Book, etc. Happy99, anyone?
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Cheers, SyP
BYTE editors are men who seperate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.
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