On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 01:19, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Monday 20 Oct 2003 4:27 am, Eric Huff wrote: > > > > I don't understand how she gets them on mozilla. i thought > > > > mozilla was smart enough not to run stuff w/o permission? > > > > > > > > What are the virii taking advantage of? Is it an html issue? > > > > > > There are virii that use Java, Javascript, Flash, you name it, > > > and then there's the evil code masquerading as something > > > innocuous. The issue here is architectural -- the OS bases > > > execution decisions on nothing more than the file name suffix, > > > then executes code with full privileges to do whatever it wants. > > > Mozilla on Windows is better than IE on Windows, but it's still > > > building castles in a swamp. > > > > But why is the OS running attachments in an email w/o the user > > saying so? > > > > Anne said her daughter wasn't clicking on them. Even that they had > > caused problems before she heard from the antivirus prog. > > > > Sorry if i sound daft. Just trying to wrap my head around this... > > > > eric > > And just to add to the confusion, the last batch came from a user > whose mails say that they are scanned by Panda antivirus. > > Anne
If you can fake a header why not fake the scan as well. One note though it's amazing how little spam/virus mail you get when you through all html e-mail on the floor. James
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