On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:49:47 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote: > On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 10:38:51, Alejandro Lieber wrote:
>> Today I received an email with an attached file: EDITDATA.MSO >> The first characters of this binary file are: ActiveMime >> What type of file is this ? > The ".MSO" is the key. (MicroSoft Office) > Active Mime is yet another 'spin-off' of ActiveX content. > These types of files are autommatically executed by Windows when they > are encountered. > It is yet another file extension which can now be used to spread virii > to those who use Windows to do eMail. :(( Thanks for the warning, Glenn. I can't imagine why anyone would want to have any attachment containing executable code to be run automatically simply by opening an email. Can Window$ users save themselves from having their computers infected by ActiveMime exploits if they disable ActiveX in their setup options? Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: http://browser.arachne.cz/
