> Brian Carpenter wrote:
>
> That used to be the case, but the latest generation of virus authors are
> taking advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft's Outlook Express which
> allows them to embed virus scripts into the actual text of an email
> message. When you open the message, the script runs and "installs" itself
> into your system. From then on, any email that you send will have the
> same virus script embedded into it. For more info on the particular virus
> that was recently sent to the list (called the JS/Kak@M worm virus) and
> how to remove it, you can go to
> http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=10509. Apparently, only users
> of Outlook Express need to be concerned as the virus is only effective
> when opened with this program.
>
> -Brian Carpenter
This is one of the MAJOR reasons I STAY AWAY from using MS Explorer
for a browser. There seems to be a lot less effort by the hackers
to try these stunts with Netscape. I still use 4.77 for this reason.
I also use an active virus checker and a firewall at the same time.
--
Paul Holmgren
Hoosier Corps #33, L-6
2 57 300-C's in Indy
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