ES - Virus ALERT
Matthew G. Saroff
msaroff at pca.net
Thu Jun 25 20:43:33 PDT 1998
On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Paul Mitchell wrote:
>
> > But if you download it, you will
> > lose everything!!!!
>
> Real viruses don't go into action just from being downloaded.
> But most virus "warnings" warn of _dire_ consequences from merely
> downloading a virus.
Hi,
This reminds me of a warning that I should give everyone: If your
mailer automatically downloads attachments (if your friend sends pictures,
those are attachments) make sure that they are sent to a different
directory than where your mailer is.
I know of a bit of local internet color (The Mighty MacDaddy) who
got a virus with the same name as his mail program (in that case
eudora.exe), and when he next checked the mail, the torjan horse went off.
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