Has any one seen this and can Declude Virus help protect against this? A recently announced flaw in Microsoft's Outlook Express e-mail program allows a Windows system to be taken over by a specially crafted incoming message. Ironically, the flaw that allows the attack is part of Microsoft's implementation of S/MIME, a standard that is supposed to enhance security by allowing encryption and digital signing of messages. An attacker can take over the system by sending a message with an excessively long "digital signature." When the message arrives, rogue code contained in the signature can be made to run.
The flaw, which Microsoft rates as "critical," affects the company's free Outlook Express, which is bundled with Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. It does not affect Outlook, which is part of the costly Microsoft Office suite. Unfortunately, Outlook Express is by far the more widely used of the two John Tolmachoff IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
