There is a "bug" in Outlook that is you don't have the update, an email
attachment can automatically open itself without having to physically open
it.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Eric Kurtz
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7:27 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Virus info
I thought the only way to get the virus is to open the attachment. Is this
true or is all that it takes is to open the email itself?
Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marty Galyean" <mgalyean@acm.org>
To: "DML" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:03 PM
Subject: DML: Virus info
> Here is a link to a description of this virus. Its a variant of
> the I LOVE YOU virus. Bottom line, don't open emails with
> vbscript, turn off windows scripting, etc. There was no
> reference to a cure once you get it.
> One of the nasty things it does is replace all your scripts (vb,
> js, etc) with copies of itself. Pretty extensive stuff. Unless
> some kind of fix is posted to www.sans.org or some other trusted
> location, your best bet is a reinstall from read-only media :-(
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2583071,00.html
>
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