On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Thomas Mueller wrote:

> I don't think this virus does anything in DOS.  So you're safe, and so am I.

  Even if you run Windows, but don't run IE or OE,
you're still unaffected.
 
> I received
> two messages containing what appeared likely to be the New Improved Badtrans,
> which I saw as base64 code and declined to decode.  

  Mine claimed to be an mp3 file.  I decoded it,
played it through xmms, and it was just static. 
That's what clued me in that it was likely not 
really an mp3.  (on the 26th, I still hadn't heard
about the new BadTrans)

> So when I reply to tell them they have a virus, I edit out this leading
> underscore.

  And they're ever so grateful, aren't they...  :-/

  More on this worm-virus at
http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/badtrs_b.shtml

 - Steve


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