Bubbleboy is the only HTML email virus that I know of off the top of my head, but I think there was one more recently.
In theory, its possible to have an HTML message be self-tracking, so to speak. Its possible to embed something that allows for a centralized log of who's reading the email, albeit a very limited amount of information, but it is possible. Roger ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE MCT Senior Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA http://www.peregrine.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Russell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:32 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: partially off-topic - virus' travelling via html e-mails > > > Hi all > > I am trying to find if there is any evidence of virus' > travelling via html > format emails between systems - ie. the sort of virus that goes and > fetches something off of the internet when you view the html > email. There > is movement in my company to start branding emails with html > conversions > but I think that with the increasing quantity of virus' > around html email > will be unpopular within a year or so and everyone will go > back to rich > text or plain text. Of course I could be wrong.... anyone seen any > articles about this type of risk? I'm not talking about the direct > replication of the virus in this format - more the initial infection > coming in this way rather than as an attachment which is > getting rather > predictable now... > > Many thanks > > Andy Russell > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
