Take a look at the URL below. The key is that the user has to execute
the attachment before it can replicate through spam.
http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/ska.htm
On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, David Lang wrote:
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> I have seen mentions of a place to check the accuracy of this type of
> thing, but cannot find it. This sounds possible (unlike most of the alerts
> I get) can someone point me someplace to check on it?
>
> David Lang
>
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> TOP OF THE NEWS
>
> Internet worm can crash corporate servers
>
> A computer worm named Happy99.exe -- which replicates
> itself when users send infected E-mail to others or post
> to newsgroups -- can slow down or crash corporate E-mail
> servers.
> http://www.computerworld.com/home/news.nsf/CWFlash/9901273happy
> <http://www.computerworld.com/home/news.nsf/CWFlash/9901273happy>
>
>
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