--- Boyd Davezac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, > If that is a virus, that is scary.
It is. Technically, it's a worm with a cleverly written infection mechanism. I'm considering installing it on a fresh Win95 box to see what it does. Has anyone else? I just received another one last night from a misconfigured open-relay mail server in the Republic of Korea. I've looked around a bit on the virus alert type sites, but haven't seen it reported yet. > Although I think > they screwed up when > they said the patch was: > > System Requirements: > Versions of Windows no earlier than 95. > > Wouldn't a patch be required for each different OS > like ME or 2000 or XP or > 98? :) I think the virus writer knew that computer users saavy enough to pick up omissions like that would not run a patch delivered via email in the first place. As in virus writing, the commercial software market or in politics, target the majority of the weak minded first. > I don't know much behind the scenes of MS software. Basically equivalent to a Hollywood movie set: slapdash up some supporting structure, put a purty face on it, get it out as fast as possible. :) John Hebert __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
